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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 polling_loop(timeout, interval=1):
 """Returns an iterator that returns values until timeout has passed. Timeout is measured from start of iteration."""

    start_time = time.time()
    iteration = 0
    end_time = start_time + timeout
    while time.time() < end_time:
        yield iteration
        iteration += 1
        time.sleep(interval)