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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_stream(self, start_offset=0, byte_count=None):
 """Reads the content of this object as text. Args: start_offset: the start offset of bytes to read. byte_count: the number of bytes to read. If None, it reads to the end. Returns: The text content within the object. Raises: Exception if there was an error requesting the object's content. """

    try:
      return self._api.object_download(self._bucket, self._key,
                                       start_offset=start_offset, byte_count=byte_count)
    except Exception as e:
      raise e