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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 task_response(self, message_id, data):
 """ When the host agent passes us a task and we do it, this function is used to respond with the results of the task. """

        try:
            response = None
            payload = json.dumps(data)

            logger.debug("Task response is %s: %s" % (self.__response_url(message_id), payload))

            response = self.client.post(self.__response_url(message_id),
                                        data=payload,
                                        headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
                                        timeout=0.8)
        except (requests.ConnectTimeout, requests.ConnectionError):
            logger.debug("task_response", exc_info=True)
        except Exception:
            logger.debug("task_response Exception", exc_info=True)
        finally:
            return response