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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(self, **args):
 """Handles the 'a' command. :args: Arguments supplied to the 'a' command. """

        kwargs = self.getKwargs(args)
        if kwargs:
            self.model.add(**kwargs)