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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 retrieve_data(self):
 """ retrieve data from an HTTP URL """

        # shortcuts for readability
        url = self.config.get('url')
        timeout = float(self.config.get('timeout', 10))
        # perform HTTP request and store content
        self.data = requests.get(url, verify=self.verify_ssl, timeout=timeout).content