code: def _get_instance_state(self):
          
          instance = self._get_instance()
          state = None
  
          try:
              state = instance.state['Name']
          except Exception:
              raise EC2CloudException(
                  'Instance with id: {instance_id}, '
                  'cannot be found.'.format(
                      instance_id=self.running_instance_id
                  )
              )
  
          return state
docs: Attempt to retrieve the state of the instance.
           Raises:
              EC2CloudException: If the instance cannot be found.