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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 _set_WorkingDir(self, path):
 """Sets the working directory """

        self._curr_working_dir = path
        try:
            mkdir(self.WorkingDir)
        except OSError:
            # Directory already exists
            pass