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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 timeout(self, value):
 """Sets the timeout associated with the serial port."""

        self.check_pyb()
        try:
            self.pyb.serial.timeout = value
        except:
            # timeout is a property so it calls code, and that can fail
            # if the serial port is closed.
            pass