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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 situations(self, *, tz_offset=None):
 		"""Get a listing of situations. 		Parameters: 			tz_offset (int, Optional):
 A time zone offset from UTC in seconds. 		"""


		response = self._call(
			mc_calls.ListenNowSituations,
			tz_offset
		)
		situation_list = response.body.get('situations', [])

		return situation_list