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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 report(self, account_id, status_ids = None, comment = None, forward = False):
 """ Report statuses to the instances administrators. Accepts a list of toot IDs associated with the report, and a comment. Set forward to True to forward a report of a remote user to that users instance as well as sending it to the instance local administrators. Returns a `report dict`_. """

        account_id = self.__unpack_id(account_id)
        
        if not status_ids is None:
            if not isinstance(status_ids, list):
                status_ids = [status_ids]
        status_ids = list(map(lambda x: self.__unpack_id(x), status_ids))
        
        params_initial = locals()        
        if forward == False:
            del params_initial['forward']
        
        params = self.__generate_params(params_initial)
        return self.__api_request('POST', '/api/v1/reports/', params)