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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 make(self):
 """ Make the lock file. """

        try:
                
            # Create the lock file
            self.mkfile(self.lock_file)
        except Exception as e:
            self.die('Failed to generate lock file: {}'.format(str(e)))