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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 close(self) -> None: """Closes the HTTPClient, freeing any resources used."""

        if not self._closed:
            self._async_client.close()
            self._io_loop.close()
            self._closed = True