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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 waitForResponse(self, timeOut=None):
 """blocks until the response arrived or timeout is reached."""

        self.__evt.wait(timeOut)
        if self.waiting():
            raise Timeout()
        else:
            if self.response["error"]:
                raise Exception(self.response["error"])
            else:
                return self.response["result"]