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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 status(self):
 """ In most cases, reading status will return the same value as `mode`. In cases where there is an `auto` mode additional values may be returned, such as `no-device` or `error`. See individual port driver documentation for the full list of possible values. """

        self._status, value = self.get_attr_string(self._status, 'status')
        return value