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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 set_up(self, test_args=(), clear=True, debug=False):
 """ Sets properties right before calling run. ``test_args`` The arguments to pass to the test runner. ``clear`` Boolean. Set to True if we should clear console before running the tests. ``debug`` Boolean. Set to True if we want to print debugging information. """

        self.test_args = test_args
        self.debug, self.clear = debug, clear