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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 _read_color_images(self, num_images):
 """ Reads color images from the device """

        color_images = self._ros_read_images(self._color_image_buffer, num_images, self.staleness_limit)
        for i in range(0, num_images):
            if self._flip_images:
                color_images[i] = np.flipud(color_images[i].astype(np.uint8))
                color_images[i] = np.fliplr(color_images[i].astype(np.uint8))
            color_images[i] = ColorImage(color_images[i], frame=self._frame) 
        return color_images