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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 activate(self):
 """Activate a Vera scene. This will call the Vera api to activate a scene. """

        payload = {
            'id': 'lu_action',
            'action': 'RunScene',
            'serviceId': self.scene_service
        }
        result = self.vera_request(**payload)
        logger.debug("activate: "
                  "result of vera_request with payload %s: %s",
                  payload, result.text)

        self._active = True