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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 _read_metadata(self):
 """ Read the main metadata packaged within a bpch file, indicating the output filetype and its title. """


        filetype = self.fp.readline().strip()
        filetitle = self.fp.readline().strip()
        # Decode to UTF string, if possible
        try:
            filetype = str(filetype, 'utf-8')
            filetitle = str(filetitle, 'utf-8')
        except:
            # TODO: Handle this edge-case of converting file metadata more elegantly.
            pass

        self.__setattr__('filetype', filetype)
        self.__setattr__('filetitle', filetitle)