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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 _initialiseIteration(self):
 """ Starts a new iteration. """

        self._searchIterator = self._search(
            self._request.start,
            self._request.end if self._request.end != 0 else None)
        self._currentObject = next(self._searchIterator, None)
        if self._currentObject is not None:
            self._nextObject = next(self._searchIterator, None)
            self._searchAnchor = self._request.start
            self._distanceFromAnchor = 0
            firstObjectStart = self._getStart(self._currentObject)
            if firstObjectStart > self._request.start:
                self._searchAnchor = firstObjectStart