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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 make_query(self, **kw):
 """create a query suitable for the catalog """

        query = kw.pop("query", {})

        query.update(self.get_request_query())
        query.update(self.get_custom_query())
        query.update(self.get_keyword_query(**kw))

        sort_on, sort_order = self.get_sort_spec()
        if sort_on and "sort_on" not in query:
            query.update({"sort_on": sort_on})
        if sort_order and "sort_order" not in query:
            query.update({"sort_order": sort_order})

        logger.info("make_query:: query={} | catalog={}".format(
            query, self.catalog))

        return query