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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 convert_field_value(type_, value):
 """Convert atomic field value according to the type"""

    if value == ".":
        return None
    elif type_ in ("Character", "String"):
        if "%" in value:
            for k, v in record.UNESCAPE_MAPPING:
                value = value.replace(k, v)
        return value
    else:
        try:
            return _CONVERTERS[type_](value)
        except ValueError:
            warnings.warn(
                ("{} cannot be converted to {}, keeping as " "string.").format(value, type_),
                CannotConvertValue,
            )
            return value