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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 bind_sockets(address, port):
    ''' Bind a socket to a port on an address.

    Args:
        address (str) :
            An address to bind a port on, e.g. ``"localhost"``

        port (int) :
            A port number to bind.

            Pass 0 to have the OS automatically choose a free port.

    This function returns a 2-tuple with the new socket as the first element,
    and the port that was bound as the second. (Useful when passing 0 as a port
    number to bind any free port.)

    Returns:
        (socket, port)

    '''
    ss = netutil.bind_sockets(port=port or 0, address=address)
    assert len(ss)
    ports = {s.getsockname()[1] for s in ss}
    assert len(ports) == 1, "Multiple ports assigned??"
    actual_port = ports.pop()
    if port:
        assert actual_port == port
    return ss, actual_port