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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 _sign(self, data: bytes) -> bytes: """ Use eth_sign compatible hasher to sign matrix data """

        assert self._raiden_service is not None
        return self._raiden_service.signer.sign(data=data)