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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 ping():
    '''
    Check to see if the host is responding. Returns False if the host didn't
    respond, True otherwise.

    CLI Example:

    .. code-block:: bash

        salt cisco-nso test.ping
    '''
    try:
        client = _get_client()
        client.info()
    except SaltSystemExit as err:
        log.warning(err)
        return False

    return True