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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 register_option(cls, name, types, default=None, description=None):
 """ Register a state option. :param str name: Name of the state option. :param types: A collection of allowed types of this state option. :param default: The default value of this state option. :param str description: The description of this state option. :return: None """


        if name in cls.OPTIONS:
            raise SimStateOptionsError("A state option with the same name has been registered.")

        if isinstance(types, type):
            types = { types }

        o = StateOption(name, types, default=default, description=description)
        cls.OPTIONS[name] = o