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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_timeout(self, timeout):
 """ Automatically close the tracker after `timeout` has elapsed. :param timeout: The timeout after which the tracker is closed automatically. :type timeout: :class:`numbers.Real` or :class:`datetime.timedelta` If the `timeout` is not a :class:`datetime.timedelta` instance, it is assumed to be given as seconds. The timeout cannot be cancelled after it has been set. It starts at the very moment :meth:`set_timeout` is called. """

        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()

        if isinstance(timeout, timedelta):
            timeout = timeout.total_seconds()

        loop.call_later(timeout, self.close)