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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 close(self):
 """Close the contacless reader device."""

        with self.lock:
            if self.device is not None:
                try:
                    self.device.close()
                except IOError:
                    pass
                self.device = None