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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 find_similar(self, *args, **kwargs):
 """ Find similar articles. With autosession off, use the index state *before* current session started, so that changes made in the session will not be visible here. With autosession on, close the current session first (so that session changes *are* committed and visible). """

        if self.session is not None and self.autosession:
            # with autosession on, commit the pending transaction first
            self.commit()
        return self.stable.find_similar(*args, **kwargs)