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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_alert_destination(self, ip=None, acknowledge_required=None, acknowledge_timeout=None, retries=None, destination=0, channel=None):
 """Configure one or more parameters of an alert destination If any parameter is 'None' (default), that parameter is left unchanged. Otherwise, all given parameters are set by this command. :param ip: IP address of the destination. It is currently expected that the calling code will handle any name lookup and present this data as IP address. :param acknowledge_required: Whether or not the target should expect an acknowledgement from this alert target. :param acknowledge_timeout: Time to wait for acknowledgement if enabled :param retries: How many times to attempt transmit of an alert. :param destination: Destination index, defaults to 0. :param channel: The channel to configure the alert on. Defaults to current """

        if channel is None:
            channel = self.get_network_channel()
        if ip is not None:
            destdata = bytearray((channel, 19, destination))
            try:
                parsedip = socket.inet_aton(ip)
                destdata.extend((0, 0))
                destdata.extend(parsedip)
                destdata.extend(b'\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00')
            except socket.error:
                if self._supports_standard_ipv6:
                    parsedip = socket.inet_pton(socket.AF_INET6, ip)
                    destdata.append(0b10000000)
                    destdata.extend(parsedip)
                else:
                    destdata = None
                    self.oem_init()
                    self._oem.set_alert_ipv6_destination(ip, destination,
                                                         channel)
            if destdata:
                self.xraw_command(netfn=0xc, command=1, data=destdata)
        if (acknowledge_required is not None or retries is not None or
                acknowledge_timeout is not None):
            currtype = self.xraw_command(netfn=0xc, command=2, data=(
                channel, 18, destination, 0))
            if currtype['data'][0] != b'\x11':
                raise exc.PyghmiException("Unknown parameter format")
            currtype = bytearray(currtype['data'][1:])
            if acknowledge_required is not None:
                if acknowledge_required:
                    currtype[1] |= 0b10000000
                else:
                    currtype[1] &= 0b1111111
            if acknowledge_timeout is not None:
                currtype[2] = acknowledge_timeout
            if retries is not None:
                currtype[3] = retries
            destreq = bytearray((channel, 18))
            destreq.extend(currtype)
            self.xraw_command(netfn=0xc, command=1, data=destreq)
        if not ip == '0.0.0.0':
            self._assure_alert_policy(channel, destination)