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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 timeout(self):
 """ Optional per-query timeout. If set, this will limit the amount of time in which the query can be executed and waited for. .. note:: The effective timeout for the query will be either this property or the value of :attr:`couchbase.bucket.Bucket.n1ql_timeout` property, whichever is *lower*. .. seealso:: couchbase.bucket.Bucket.n1ql_timeout """

        value = self._body.get('timeout', '0s')
        value = value[:-1]
        return float(value)