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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 __preprocess_arguments(root):
 """Preprocesses occurrences of Argument within the root. Argument XML values reference other values within the document by name. The referenced value does not contain a switch. This function will add the switch associated with the argument. """

    # Set the flags to require a value
    flags = ','.join(vsflags(VSFlags.UserValueRequired))

    # Search through the arguments
    arguments = root.getElementsByTagName('Argument')

    for argument in arguments:
        reference = __get_attribute(argument, 'Property')
        found = None

        # Look for the argument within the root's children
        for child in root.childNodes:
            # Ignore Text nodes
            if isinstance(child, Element):
                name = __get_attribute(child, 'Name')

                if name == reference:
                    found = child
                    break

        if found is not None:
            logging.info('Found property named %s', reference)
            # Get the associated switch
            switch = __get_attribute(argument.parentNode, 'Switch')

            # See if there is already a switch associated with the element.
            if __get_attribute(found, 'Switch'):
                logging.debug('Copying node %s', reference)
                clone = found.cloneNode(True)
                root.insertBefore(clone, found)
                found = clone

            found.setAttribute('Switch', switch)
            found.setAttribute('Flags', flags)
        else:
            logging.warning('Could not find property named %s', reference)