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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 handle(self, *args, **options):
 """ Sets options common to all commands. Any command subclassing this object should implement its own handle method, as is standard in Django, and run this method via a super call to inherit its functionality. """


        # Create a data directory
        self.data_dir = os.path.join(
            settings.BASE_DIR,
            'data')
        if not os.path.exists(self.data_dir):
            os.makedirs(self.data_dir)

        # Start the clock
        self.start_datetime = datetime.now()