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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 labels(self, hs_dims=None, prune=False):
 """Get labels for the cube slice, and perform pruning by slice."""

        if self.ca_as_0th:
            labels = self._cube.labels(include_transforms_for_dims=hs_dims)[1:]
        else:
            labels = self._cube.labels(include_transforms_for_dims=hs_dims)[-2:]

        if not prune:
            return labels

        def prune_dimension_labels(labels, prune_indices):
            """Get pruned labels for single dimension, besed on prune inds."""
            labels = [label for label, prune in zip(labels, prune_indices) if not prune]
            return labels

        labels = [
            prune_dimension_labels(dim_labels, dim_prune_inds)
            for dim_labels, dim_prune_inds in zip(labels, self._prune_indices(hs_dims))
        ]
        return labels