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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 _event(self, event):
 """Converts a TraceEvent proto into a catapult trace event python value."""

    result = dict(
        pid=event.device_id,
        tid=event.resource_id,
        name=event.name,
        ts=event.timestamp_ps / 1000000.0)
    if event.duration_ps:
      result['ph'] = _TYPE_COMPLETE
      result['dur'] = event.duration_ps / 1000000.0
    else:
      result['ph'] = _TYPE_INSTANT
      result['s'] = _SCOPE_THREAD
    for key in dict(event.args):
      if 'args' not in result:
        result['args'] = {}
      result['args'][key] = event.args[key]
    return result