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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 get_splits(self, assets, dt):
 """ Returns any splits for the given sids and the given dt. Parameters assets : container Assets for which we want splits. dt : pd.Timestamp The date for which we are checking for splits. Note: this is expected to be midnight UTC. Returns ------- splits : list[(asset, float)] List of splits, where each split is a (asset, ratio) tuple. """

        if self._adjustment_reader is None or not assets:
            return []

        # convert dt to # of seconds since epoch, because that's what we use
        # in the adjustments db
        seconds = int(dt.value / 1e9)

        splits = self._adjustment_reader.conn.execute(
            "SELECT sid, ratio FROM SPLITS WHERE effective_date = ?",
            (seconds,)).fetchall()

        splits = [split for split in splits if split[0] in assets]
        splits = [(self.asset_finder.retrieve_asset(split[0]), split[1])
                  for split in splits]

        return splits