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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 send(self, data, sample_rate=None):
        '''Send the data over UDP while taking the sample_rate in account

        The sample rate should be a number between `0` and `1` which indicates
        the probability that a message will be sent. The sample_rate is also
        communicated to `statsd` so it knows what multiplier to use.

        :keyword data: The data to send
        :type data: dict
        :keyword sample_rate: The sample rate, defaults to `1` (meaning always)
        :type sample_rate: int
        '''
        if self._disabled:
            self.logger.debug('Connection disabled, not sending data')
            return False
        if sample_rate is None:
            sample_rate = self._sample_rate

        sampled_data = {}
        if sample_rate < 1:
            if random.random() <= sample_rate:
                # Modify the data so statsd knows our sample_rate
                for stat, value in compat.iter_dict(data):
                    sampled_data[stat] = '%s|@%s' % (data[stat], sample_rate)
        else:
            sampled_data = data

        try:
            for stat, value in compat.iter_dict(sampled_data):
                send_data = ('%s:%s' % (stat, value)).encode("utf-8")
                self.udp_sock.send(send_data)
            return True
        except Exception as e:
            self.logger.exception('unexpected error %r while sending data', e)
            return False