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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 alpha(requestContext, seriesList, alpha):
 """ Assigns the given alpha transparency setting to the series. Takes a float value between 0 and 1. """

    for series in seriesList:
        series.options['alpha'] = alpha
    return seriesList