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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 _api_create(cls, api_key=djstripe_settings.STRIPE_SECRET_KEY, **kwargs):
 		""" 		Call the stripe API's create operation for this model. 		:param api_key: The api key to use for this request. Defaults to djstripe_settings.STRIPE_SECRET_KEY. 		:type api_key: string 		"""


		return cls.stripe_class.create(api_key=api_key, **kwargs)