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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 new_project(self, name=None):
 r""" Creates a new empty Project object Parameters name : string (optional) The unique name to give to the project. If none is given, one will be automatically generated (e.g. 'sim_01`) Returns ------- An empty project object, suitable for passing into a Network generator """

        sim = openpnm.utils.Project(name=name)
        return sim