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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 _connect(self):
 """Connect to Squid Proxy Manager interface."""

        if sys.version_info[:2] < (2,6):
            self._conn = httplib.HTTPConnection(self._host, self._port)
        else:
            self._conn = httplib.HTTPConnection(self._host, self._port, 
                                                False, defaultTimeout)