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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 make_request(self, method, path, headers=None, data='', host=None, auth_path=None, sender=None, override_num_retries=None):
 """Makes a request to the server, with stock multiple-retry logic."""

        http_request = self.build_base_http_request(method, path, auth_path,
                                                    {}, headers, data, host)
        return self._mexe(http_request, sender, override_num_retries)