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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 reconnect(self):
 """ Invoked by the IOLoop timer if the connection is closed. See the on_connection_closed method. """

        # This is the old connection IOLoop instance, stop its ioloop
        self._connection.ioloop.stop()

        if not self._closing:
            # Create a new connection
            self._connection = self.connect()
            # There is now a new connection, needs a new ioloop to run
            self._connection.ioloop.start()