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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 acquire(self, lock_transactions=None):
 """ Acquire the connection locks. :param lock_transactions: `bool`, acquire the transaction lock (`self.lock_transactions` is the default value) """


        if not self.personal_lock.acquire(timeout=self.lock_timeout):
            raise LockTimeoutError(self)

        self.with_count += 1

        if lock_transactions is None:
            lock_transactions = self.lock_transactions

        if lock_transactions and self.db_state.active_connection is not self:
            if not self.db_state.transaction_lock.acquire(timeout=self.lock_timeout):
                self.personal_lock.release()
                raise LockTimeoutError(self)

            self.db_state.active_connection = self

        if not self.db_state.lock.acquire(timeout=self.lock_timeout):
            self.personal_lock.release()

            if lock_transactions:
                self.db_state.active_connection = None
                self.db_state.transaction_lock.release()

            raise LockTimeoutError(self)

        try:
            # If the connection is closed, an exception is thrown
            in_transaction = self.in_transaction
        except sqlite3.ProgrammingError:
            in_transaction = False

        self.was_in_transaction = in_transaction