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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 get_jclass(classname):
 """ Returns the Java class object associated with the dot-notation classname. :param classname: the classname :type classname: str :return: the class object :rtype: JB_Object """

    try:
        return javabridge.class_for_name(classname)
    except:
        return javabridge.static_call(
            "Lweka/core/ClassHelper;", "forName",
            "(Ljava/lang/Class;Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/Class;",
            javabridge.class_for_name("java.lang.Object"), classname)