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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 append_cookie(self, cookie, name, payload, typ, domain=None, path=None, timestamp="", max_age=0):
 """ Adds a cookie to a SimpleCookie instance :param cookie: :param name: :param payload: :param typ: :param domain: :param path: :param timestamp: :param max_age: :return: """

        timestamp = str(int(time.time()))

        # create cookie payload
        try:
            _payload = "::".join([payload, timestamp, typ])
        except TypeError:
            _payload = "::".join([payload[0], timestamp, typ])

        content = make_cookie_content(name, _payload, self.sign_key, domain=domain,
                                      path=path, timestamp=timestamp,
                                      enc_key=self.enc_key, max_age=max_age,
                                      sign_alg=self.sign_alg)

        for name, args in content.items():
            cookie[name] = args['value']
            for key, value in args.items():
                if key == 'value':
                    continue
                cookie[name][key] = value

        return cookie