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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, host, port):
 """Connects via a RS-485 to Ethernet adapter."""

        sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
        sock.connect((host, port))
        self._reader = sock.makefile(mode='rb')
        self._writer = sock.makefile(mode='wb')