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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 to the target device using the intermediate jumphosts."""

        device = None
        # logger.debug("Connecting to: {}".format(str(self)))
        for device in self.devices:
            if not device.connected:
                self.connection.emit_message("Connecting {}".format(str(device)), log_level=logging.INFO)
                protocol_name = device.get_protocol_name()
                device.protocol = make_protocol(protocol_name, device)
                command = device.protocol.get_command()
                self.ctrl.spawn_session(command=command)
                try:
                    result = device.connect(self.ctrl)
                except CommandSyntaxError as exc:
                    # all commands during discovery provides itself in exception except
                    # spawn session which is handled differently. If command syntax error is detected during spawning
                    # a new session then the problem is either on jumphost or csm server.
                    # The problem with spawning session is detected in connect FSM for telnet and ssh.
                    if exc.command:
                        cmd = exc.command
                        host = device.hostname
                    else:
                        cmd = command
                        host = "Jumphost/CSM"

                    self.connection.log(
                        "Command not supported or not authorized on {}: '{}'".format(host, cmd))
                    raise CommandError(message="Command not supported or not authorized",
                                       command=cmd,
                                       host=host)

                if result:
                    # logger.info("Connected to {}".format(device))
                    self.connection.emit_message("Connected {}".format(device), log_level=logging.INFO)
                else:
                    if device.last_error_msg:
                        message = device.last_error_msg
                        device.last_error_msg = None
                    else:
                        message = "Connection error"

                    self.connection.log(message)
                    raise ConnectionError(message)  # , host=str(device))

        if device is None:
            raise ConnectionError("No devices")

        return True