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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 _apply_cond(self, apply_fn, grad, var, *args, **kwargs):
 """Apply conditionally if counter is zero."""

    grad_acc = self.get_slot(var, "grad_acc")

    def apply_adam(grad_acc, apply_fn, grad, var, *args, **kwargs):
      total_grad = (grad_acc + grad) / tf.cast(self._n_t, grad.dtype)
      adam_op = apply_fn(total_grad, var, *args, **kwargs)
      with tf.control_dependencies([adam_op]):
        grad_acc_to_zero_op = grad_acc.assign(tf.zeros_like(grad_acc),
                                              use_locking=self._use_locking)
      return tf.group(adam_op, grad_acc_to_zero_op)

    def accumulate_gradient(grad_acc, grad):
      assign_op = tf.assign_add(grad_acc, grad, use_locking=self._use_locking)
      return tf.group(assign_op)  # Strip return value

    return tf.cond(
        tf.equal(self._get_iter_variable(), 0),
        lambda: apply_adam(grad_acc, apply_fn, grad, var, *args, **kwargs),
        lambda: accumulate_gradient(grad_acc, grad))