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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 is_alive(self):
 """Helper function to show if send & recv Threads are running """

        if self.__send_ready.is_set() and self.__recv_ready.is_set():
            if self.__send_thread is not None and self.__recv_thread is not None:
                return self.__send_thread.is_alive() and self.__recv_thread.is_alive()
        return False