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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 parse_param(self, core_param):
 """ Returns data about a specific parameter. :param core_param: The ``Parameter`` to introspect :type core_param: A ``<botocore.parameters.Parameter>`` subclass :returns: A dict of the relevant information """

        return {
            'var_name': core_param.py_name,
            'api_name': core_param.name,
            'required': core_param.required,
            'docs': self.strip_html(core_param.documentation),
            'type': core_param.type,
        }