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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 slice_locs(self, start=None, end=None, step=None, kind=None):
 """ Compute slice locations for input labels. Parameters start : label, default None If None, defaults to the beginning end : label, default None If None, defaults to the end step : int, defaults None If None, defaults to 1 kind : {'ix', 'loc', 'getitem'} or None Returns ------- start, end : int See Also -------- Index.get_loc : Get location for a single label. Notes ----- This method only works if the index is monotonic or unique. Examples --------- (1, 3) """

        inc = (step is None or step >= 0)

        if not inc:
            # If it's a reverse slice, temporarily swap bounds.
            start, end = end, start

        # GH 16785: If start and end happen to be date strings with UTC offsets
        # attempt to parse and check that the offsets are the same
        if (isinstance(start, (str, datetime))
                and isinstance(end, (str, datetime))):
            try:
                ts_start = Timestamp(start)
                ts_end = Timestamp(end)
            except (ValueError, TypeError):
                pass
            else:
                if not tz_compare(ts_start.tzinfo, ts_end.tzinfo):
                    raise ValueError("Both dates must have the "
                                     "same UTC offset")

        start_slice = None
        if start is not None:
            start_slice = self.get_slice_bound(start, 'left', kind)
        if start_slice is None:
            start_slice = 0

        end_slice = None
        if end is not None:
            end_slice = self.get_slice_bound(end, 'right', kind)
        if end_slice is None:
            end_slice = len(self)

        if not inc:
            # Bounds at this moment are swapped, swap them back and shift by 1.
            #
            # slice_locs('B', 'A', step=-1): s='B', e='A'
            #
            #              s='A'                 e='B'
            # AFTER SWAP:    |                     |
            #                v ------------------> V
            #           -----------------------------------
            #           | | |A|A|A|A| | | | | |B|B| | | | |
            #           -----------------------------------
            #              ^ <------------------ ^
            # SHOULD BE:   |                     |
            #           end=s-1              start=e-1
            #
            end_slice, start_slice = start_slice - 1, end_slice - 1

            # i == -1 triggers ``len(self) + i`` selection that points to the
            # last element, not before-the-first one, subtracting len(self)
            # compensates that.
            if end_slice == -1:
                end_slice -= len(self)
            if start_slice == -1:
                start_slice -= len(self)

        return start_slice, end_slice