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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 begin_transaction(self, transaction_type, trace_parent=None):
 """Register the start of a transaction on the client """

        return self.tracer.begin_transaction(transaction_type, trace_parent=trace_parent)