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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 create_index(self):
 """ Override to provide code for creating the target index. By default it will be created without any special settings or mappings. """

        es = self._init_connection()
        if not es.indices.exists(index=self.index):
            es.indices.create(index=self.index, body=self.settings)