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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 raise_error(self, message='', errors=None, field_name=None):
 """Raises a ValidationError. """

        field_name = field_name if field_name else self.field_name
        raise ValidationError(message, errors=errors, field_name=field_name)