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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 delete(self, item_id):
 """Delete the reports associated with the given item_id. :type item_id: int :param item_id: Report ID to delete. :rtype: bool :return: True on success, False otherwise. """

        try:
            response = self._request("tasks/delete/{id}".format(id=item_id))

            if response.status_code == 200:
                return True

        except sandboxapi.SandboxError:
            pass

        return False