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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 comments_are_open(content_object):
 """ Return whether comments are still open for a given target object. """

    moderator = get_model_moderator(content_object.__class__)
    if moderator is None:
        return True

    # Check the 'enable_field', 'auto_close_field' and 'close_after',
    # by reusing the basic Django policies.
    return CommentModerator.allow(moderator, None, content_object, None)