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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):
 """ Connects to the device and starts the read thread """
                
        self.serial = serial.Serial(port=self.port, baudrate=self.baudrate, timeout=self.timeout)
        # Start read thread
        self.alive = True 
        self.rxThread = threading.Thread(target=self._readLoop)
        self.rxThread.daemon = True
        self.rxThread.start()