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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 send_metrics_to_cloudwatch(self, rule, metric, dimensions):
 """ Send metrics to CloudWatch for the given dimensions """


        timestamp = datetime.datetime.utcfromtimestamp(metric.timestamp)

        self.log.debug(
            "CloudWatch: Attempting to publish metric: %s to %s "
            "with value (%s) for dimensions %s @%s",
            rule['name'],
            rule['namespace'],
            str(metric.value),
            str(dimensions),
            str(metric.timestamp)
        )

        try:
            self.connection.put_metric_data(
                str(rule['namespace']),
                str(rule['name']),
                str(metric.value),
                timestamp, str(rule['unit']),
                dimensions)
            self.log.debug(
                "CloudWatch: Successfully published metric: %s to"
                " %s with value (%s) for dimensions %s",
                rule['name'],
                rule['namespace'],
                str(metric.value),
                str(dimensions))
        except AttributeError as e:
            self.log.error(
                "CloudWatch: Failed publishing - %s ", str(e))
        except Exception as e:  # Rough connection re-try logic.
            self.log.error(
                "CloudWatch: Failed publishing - %s\n%s ",
                str(e),
                str(sys.exc_info()[0]))
            self._bind()