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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 combine_count_files(files, out_file=None, ext=".fpkm"):
 """ combine a set of count files into a single combined file """

    files = list(files)
    if not files:
        return None
    assert all([file_exists(x) for x in files]), \
        "Some count files in %s do not exist." % files
    for f in files:
        assert file_exists(f), "%s does not exist or is empty." % f
    col_names = [os.path.basename(x.replace(ext, "")) for x in files]
    if not out_file:
        out_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(files[0]))
        out_file = os.path.join(out_dir, "combined.counts")

    if file_exists(out_file):
        return out_file
    logger.info("Combining count files into %s." % out_file)
    row_names = []
    col_vals = defaultdict(list)
    for i, f in enumerate(files):
        vals = []
        if i == 0:
            with open(f) as in_handle:
                for line in in_handle:
                    rname, val = line.strip().split("\t")
                    row_names.append(rname)
                    vals.append(val)
        else:
            with open(f) as in_handle:
                for line in in_handle:
                    _, val = line.strip().split("\t")
                    vals.append(val)
        col_vals[col_names[i]] = vals

    df = pd.DataFrame(col_vals, index=row_names)
    df.to_csv(out_file, sep="\t", index_label="id")
    return out_file