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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 play(self, name, streamUrl, encoding = ''):
 """ use a multimedia player to play a stream """

        self.close()
        self.name = name
        self.oldUserInput = {'Input': '', 'Volume': '', 'Title': ''}
        self.muted = False
        self.show_volume = True
        self.title_prefix = ''
        self.playback_is_on = False
        self.outputStream.write('Station: "{}"'.format(name), self.status_update_lock)
        if logger.isEnabledFor(logging.INFO):
            logger.info('Selected Station: "{}"'.format(name))
        if encoding:
            self._station_encoding = encoding
        else:
            self._station_encoding = 'utf-8'
        opts = []
        isPlayList = streamUrl.split("?")[0][-3:] in ['m3u', 'pls']
        opts = self._buildStartOpts(streamUrl, isPlayList)
        self.process = subprocess.Popen(opts, shell=False,
                                        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                                        stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
                                        stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
        t = threading.Thread(target=self.updateStatus, args=(self.status_update_lock, ))
        t.start()
        # start playback check timer thread
        try:
            self.connection_timeout_thread = threading.Timer(self.playback_timeout, self.playback_timeout_handler)
            self.connection_timeout_thread.start()
        except:
            self.connection_timeout_thread = None
            if (logger.isEnabledFor(logging.ERROR)):
                logger.error("playback detection thread start failed")
        if logger.isEnabledFor(logging.INFO):
            logger.info("Player started")