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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 get_ip_report(self, this_ip, timeout=None):
 """ Get IP address reports. :param this_ip: a valid IPv4 address in dotted quad notation, for the time being only IPv4 addresses are supported. :param timeout: The amount of time in seconds the request should wait before timing out. :return: JSON response """

        params = {'apikey': self.api_key, 'ip': this_ip}

        try:
            response = requests.get(self.base + 'ip-address/report',
                                    params=params,
                                    proxies=self.proxies,
                                    timeout=timeout)
        except requests.RequestException as e:
            return dict(error=str(e))

        return _return_response_and_status_code(response)