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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 _assert_is_percentage(value, maximum=100):
 """ Makes sure the received value is a percentage. Otherwise an exception is thrown. :param value: the value to check """


    if value < 0 or value > maximum:
        message = 'The value on a percentage field should be between 0 and %s' \
                  % maximum
        raise pp.ParseException(message)