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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 try_friends(self, others):
        ''' Look for random agents around me and try to befriend them'''
        befriended = False
        k = int(10*self['openness'])
        shuffle(others)
        for friend in islice(others, k):  # random.choice >= 3.7
            if friend == self:
                continue
            if friend.befriend(self):
                self.befriend(friend, force=True)
                self.debug('Hooray! new friend: {}'.format(friend.id))
                befriended = True
            else:
                self.debug('{} does not want to be friends'.format(friend.id))
        return befriended