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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(self, name=None, description=None):
 """Creates a new, empty dataset. Parameters name : str, optional The name of the dataset. description : str, optional The description of the dataset. Returns ------- request.Response The response contains the properties of a new dataset as a JSON object. """

        
        uri = URITemplate(self.baseuri + '/{owner}').expand(
            owner=self.username)
        return self.session.post(uri, json=self._attribs(name, description))