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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 save(self, safe=None):
 """Saves the document itself in the database. The optional ``safe`` argument is a boolean that specifies if the remove method should wait for the operation to complete. """

        self._session.insert(self, safe=safe)
        self._session.flush()