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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 gui_call(self, method, *args, **kwdargs):
 """General method for synchronously calling into the GUI. This waits until the method has completed before returning. """

        my_id = thread.get_ident()
        if my_id == self.gui_thread_id:
            return method(*args, **kwdargs)
        else:
            future = self.gui_do(method, *args, **kwdargs)
            return future.wait()