code: def _check_connectivity(self, err):
  
          ''' a method to check connectivity as source of error '''
          
          try:
              import requests
              requests.get(self.uptime_ssl)
          except:
              from requests import Request
              request_object = Request(method='GET', url=self.uptime_ssl)
              request_details = self.handle_requests(request_object)
              self.printer('ERROR.')
              raise ConnectionError(request_details['error'])
          self.printer('ERROR.')
          raise erf _check_connectivity(self, err):
  
          ''' a method to check connectivity as source of error '''
          
          try:
              import requests
              requests.get(self.uptime_ssl)
          except:
              from requests import Request
              request_object = Request(method='GET', url=self.uptime_ssl)
              request_details = self.handle_requests(request_object)
              self.printer('ERROR.')
              raise ConnectionError(request_details['error'])
          self.printer('ERROR.')
          raise err
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