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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 get_grading_status(section_id, act_as=None):
 """ Return a restclients.models.gradepage.GradePageStatus object on the given course """

    url = "{}/{}".format(url_prefix, quote(section_id))
    headers = {}

    if act_as is not None:
        headers["X-UW-Act-as"] = act_as

    response = get_resource(url, headers)
    return _object_from_json(url, response)