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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 serial_connect(self):
 		""" 		Connect to the serial device. 		"""

		self.serial_get()
		try:
			self.serial_connection.start()
		except c1218.errors.C1218IOError as error:
			self.logger.error('serial connection has been opened but the meter is unresponsive')
			raise error
		self._serial_connected = True
		return True