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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 clips_value(self, dvalue):
 """Convert a Python type into CLIPS."""

        try:
            return VALUES[type(dvalue)](self._env, dvalue)
        except KeyError:
            if isinstance(dvalue, (list, tuple)):
                return self.list_to_multifield(dvalue)
            if isinstance(dvalue, (clips.facts.Fact)):
                return dvalue._fact
            if isinstance(dvalue, (clips.classes.Instance)):
                return dvalue._ist

        return ffi.NULL