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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 _compute_labels(self, element, data, mapping):
 """ Computes labels for the nodes and adds it to the data. """

        if element.vdims:
            edges = Dataset(element)[element[element.vdims[0].name]>0]
            nodes = list(np.unique([edges.dimension_values(i) for i in range(2)]))
            nodes = element.nodes.select(**{element.nodes.kdims[2].name: nodes})
        else:
            nodes = element

        label_dim = nodes.get_dimension(self.label_index)
        labels = self.labels
        if label_dim and labels:
            if self.label_index not in [2, None]:
                self.param.warning(
                    "Cannot declare style mapping for 'labels' option "
                    "and declare a label_index; ignoring the label_index.")
        elif label_dim:
            labels = label_dim
        if isinstance(labels, basestring):
            labels = element.nodes.get_dimension(labels)

        if labels is None:
            text = []
        if isinstance(labels, dim):
            text = labels.apply(element, flat=True)
        else:
            text = element.nodes.dimension_values(labels)
            text = [labels.pprint_value(v) for v in text]

        value_dim = element.vdims[0]
        text_labels = []
        for i, node in enumerate(element._sankey['nodes']):
            if len(text):
                label = text[i]
            else:
                label = ''
            if self.show_values:
                value = value_dim.pprint_value(node['value'])
                if label:
                    label = '%s - %s' % (label, value)
                else:
                    label = value
            if value_dim.unit:
                label += ' %s' % value_dim.unit
            if label:
                text_labels.append(label)

        ys = nodes.dimension_values(1)
        nodes = element._sankey['nodes']
        if nodes:
            offset = (nodes[0]['x1']-nodes[0]['x0'])/4.
        else:
            offset = 0
        if self.label_position == 'right':
            xs = np.array([node['x1'] for node in nodes])+offset
        else:
            xs = np.array([node['x0'] for node in nodes])-offset
        data['text_1'] = dict(x=xs, y=ys, text=[str(l) for l in text_labels])
        align = 'left' if self.label_position == 'right' else 'right'
        mapping['text_1'] = dict(text='text', x='x', y='y', text_baseline='middle', text_align=align)