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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 _dict_func(self, func, axis, *args, **kwargs):
 """Apply function to certain indices across given axis. Args: func: The function to apply. axis: Target axis to apply the function along. Returns: A new PandasQueryCompiler. """

        if "axis" not in kwargs:
            kwargs["axis"] = axis

        if axis == 0:
            index = self.columns
        else:
            index = self.index
        func = {idx: func[key] for key in func for idx in index.get_indexer_for([key])}

        def dict_apply_builder(df, func_dict={}):
            # Sometimes `apply` can return a `Series`, but we require that internally
            # all objects are `DataFrame`s.
            return pandas.DataFrame(df.apply(func_dict, *args, **kwargs))

        result_data = self.data.apply_func_to_select_indices_along_full_axis(
            axis, dict_apply_builder, func, keep_remaining=False
        )
        full_result = self._post_process_apply(result_data, axis)
        return full_result