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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):
 """ Connect socket connection to Chromecast device. Must only be called if the worker thread will not be started. """

        try:
            self.initialize_connection()
        except ChromecastConnectionError:
            self._report_connection_status(
                ConnectionStatus(CONNECTION_STATUS_DISCONNECTED,
                                 NetworkAddress(self.host, self.port)))
            return