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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 _ask_for_ledger_status(self, node_name: str, ledger_id):
 """ Ask other node for LedgerStatus """

        self.request_msg(LEDGER_STATUS, {f.LEDGER_ID.nm: ledger_id},
                         [node_name, ])
        logger.info("{} asking {} for ledger status of ledger {}".format(self, node_name, ledger_id))