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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 run_checked (self):
 """Print periodic status messages."""

        self.start_time = time.time()
        self.setName("Status")
        # the first status should be after a second
        wait_seconds = 1
        first_wait = True
        while not self.stopped(wait_seconds):
            self.log_status()
            if first_wait:
                wait_seconds = self.wait_seconds
                first_wait = False