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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 readlines(self, timeout=1):
 """ read all lines that are available. abort after timeout when no more data arrives. """

        lines = []
        while 1:
            line = self.readline(timeout=timeout)
            if line:
                lines.append(line)
            if not line or line[-1:] != '\n':
                break
        return lines