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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 acquire_node(self, node):
 """ acquire a single redis node """

        try:
            return node.set(self.resource, self.lock_key, nx=True, px=self.ttl)
        except (redis.exceptions.ConnectionError, redis.exceptions.TimeoutError):
            return False