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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_object(self, name):
 """ Helper function to retrieve the requested Object. """

        if self.use_pyrax:
            try:
                return self.container.get_object(name)
            except pyrax.exceptions.NoSuchObject:
                return None
        elif swiftclient:
            try:
                return self.container.get_object(name)
            except swiftclient.exceptions.ClientException:
                return None
        else:
            return self.container.get_object(name)