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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def table_delete(self, table_name):
 """Issues a request to delete a table. Args: table_name: the name of the table as a tuple of components. Returns: A parsed result object. Raises: Exception if there is an error performing the operation. """

    url = Api._ENDPOINT + (Api._TABLES_PATH % table_name)
    return datalab.utils.Http.request(url, method='DELETE', credentials=self._credentials,
                                      raw_response=True)