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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(remote_host):
 """ Connect to remote host and show our status """

    if remote_host in ('master', 'server'):
        remote_host = nago.settings.get_option('server')
    node = nago.core.get_node(remote_host)
    if not node:
        try:
            address = socket.gethostbyname(remote_host)
            node = nago.core.Node()
            node['host_name'] = remote_host
            node['address'] = address
            node['access'] = 'node'
            if token_or_hostname == nago.settings.get_option('server'):
                node['access'] = 'master'
            node.save()
        except Exception:
            raise Exception("'%s' was not found in list of known hosts, and does not resolve to a valid address" % remote_host)
    ping_result = node.send_command('nodes', 'ping')
    if 'Pong' in ping_result.get('result', ''):
        return "Connection with %s ok" % remote_host
    else:
        return ping_result.get('result', ping_result)