async def connect(channel: discord.VoiceChannel):
    """
    Connects to a discord voice channel.

    This is the publicly exposed way to connect to a discord voice channel.
    The :py:func:`initialize` function must be called first!

    Parameters
    ----------
    channel

    Returns
    -------
    Player
        The created Player object.

    Raises
    ------
    IndexError
        If there are no available lavalink nodes ready to connect to discord.
    """
    node_ = node.get_node(channel.guild.id)
    p = await node_.player_manager.create_player(channel)
    return p