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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 add_column(self, name, type_name, options=None):
 """ Adds a new column. :param name: The column name :type name: str :param type_name: The column type :type type_name: str :param options: The column options :type options: dict :rtype: Column """

        column = Column(name, type_name, options)

        self._add_column(column)

        return column