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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 validation_statuses(self, area_uuid):
 """ Get count of validation statuses for all files in upload_area :param str area_uuid: A RFC4122-compliant ID for the upload area :return: a dict with key for each state and value being the count of files in that state :rtype: dict :raises UploadApiException: if information could not be obtained """

        path = "/area/{uuid}/validations".format(uuid=area_uuid)
        result = self._make_request('get', path)
        return result.json()