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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 set_event_loop(self, event_loop):
 """Set the event loop."""

        assert event_loop is None or isinstance(event_loop, AbstractEventLoop)
        self._event_loop = event_loop