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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 connect(self, (host, port), klass=socket.socket):
        '''Connect assuming a host and port tuple.

        :param tuple: A tuple containing host and port for a connection.
        :param klass: A implementation of socket.socket.
        :raises socket.gaierror: If no address can be resolved.
        :raises socket.error: If no connection can be made.
        '''
        self._host = "%s:%s" % (host, port)

        for info in socket.getaddrinfo(host, port, 0, 0, socket.IPPROTO_TCP):

            family, socktype, proto, _, sockaddr = info
            self._sock = klass(family, socktype, proto)
            self._sock.settimeout(self.connection._connect_timeout)
            if self.connection._sock_opts:
                _sock_opts = self.connection._sock_opts
                for (level, optname), value in _sock_opts.iteritems():
                    self._sock.setsockopt(level, optname, value)
            try:

                self._sock.connect(sockaddr)

            except socket.error:

                self.connection.logger.exception(
                    "Failed to connect to %s:",
                    sockaddr,
                )
                continue

            # After connecting, switch to full-blocking mode.
            self._sock.settimeout(None)
            break

        else:

            raise