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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 generate_proxy( prefix, base_url='', verify_ssl=True, middleware=None, append_middleware=None, cert=None, timeout=None):
 """Generate a ProxyClass based view that uses the passed base_url."""

    middleware = list(middleware or HttpProxy.proxy_middleware)
    middleware += list(append_middleware or [])

    return type('ProxyClass', (HttpProxy,), {
        'base_url': base_url,
        'reverse_urls': [(prefix, base_url)],
        'verify_ssl': verify_ssl,
        'proxy_middleware': middleware,
        'cert': cert,
        'timeout': timeout
    })