<SYSTEM_TASK:>
Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
<END_TASK>
<USER_TASK:>
Description:
 def connect_timeout(self):
 """ Get the value to use when setting a connection timeout. This will be a positive float or integer, the value None (never timeout), or the default system timeout. :return: Connect timeout. :rtype: int, float, :attr:`Timeout.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT` or None """

        if self.total is None:
            return self._connect

        if self._connect is None or self._connect is self.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT:
            return self.total

        return min(self._connect, self.total)