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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 split(self, new_index):
 """Create a new event which is a copy of this one but with a new index. """

        new_event = Event(new_index, self.user_data)
        new_event.time = self.time
        new_event.step_size = self.step_size
        return new_event