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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 ping(self, id):
 """ Pings the motor with the specified id. .. note:: The motor id should always be included in [0, 253]. 254 is used for broadcast. """

        pp = self._protocol.DxlPingPacket(id)

        try:
            self._send_packet(pp, error_handler=None)
            return True
        except DxlTimeoutError:
            return False