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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 create_output_modules(self):
 """ Setup our output modules to allow easy updating of py3modules and i3status modules allows the same module to be used multiple times. """

        py3_config = self.config["py3_config"]
        i3modules = self.i3status_thread.i3modules
        output_modules = self.output_modules
        # position in the bar of the modules
        positions = {}
        for index, name in enumerate(py3_config["order"]):
            if name not in positions:
                positions[name] = []
            positions[name].append(index)

        # py3status modules
        for name in self.modules:
            if name not in output_modules:
                output_modules[name] = {}
                output_modules[name]["position"] = positions.get(name, [])
                output_modules[name]["module"] = self.modules[name]
                output_modules[name]["type"] = "py3status"
                output_modules[name]["color"] = self.mappings_color.get(name)
        # i3status modules
        for name in i3modules:
            if name not in output_modules:
                output_modules[name] = {}
                output_modules[name]["position"] = positions.get(name, [])
                output_modules[name]["module"] = i3modules[name]
                output_modules[name]["type"] = "i3status"
                output_modules[name]["color"] = self.mappings_color.get(name)

        self.output_modules = output_modules