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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 new_term(self, term, value, **kwargs):
 """Create a new root-level term in this section"""


        tc = self.doc.get_term_class(term.lower())

        t = tc(term, value, doc=self.doc, parent=None, section=self).new_children(**kwargs)

        self.doc.add_term(t)
        return t