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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, hostname=None, port=None):
 """ Opens the connection to the remote host or IP address. :type hostname: string :param hostname: The remote host or IP address. :type port: int :param port: The remote TCP port number. """

        if hostname is not None:
            self.host = hostname
        conn = self._connect_hook(self.host, port)
        self.os_guesser.protocol_info(self.get_remote_version())
        self.auto_driver = driver_map[self.guess_os()]
        if self.get_banner():
            self.os_guesser.data_received(self.get_banner(), False)
        return conn