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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 _toconf(self, conf):
 """Convert input parameter to a Configuration. :param conf: configuration to convert to a Configuration object. :type conf: Configuration, Category or Parameter. :rtype: Configuration"""


        result = conf

        if result is None:
            result = Configuration()

        elif isinstance(result, Category):
            result = configuration(result)

        elif isinstance(result, Parameter):
            result = configuration(category('', result))

        elif isinstance(result, list):
            result = configuration(category('', *result))

        return result