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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 increase_weight(self, proxy):
 """Increase the weight of a proxy by multiplying inc_ratio"""

        new_weight = proxy.weight * self.inc_ratio
        if new_weight < 1.0:
            proxy.weight = new_weight
        else:
            proxy.weight = 1.0