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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 from_any(cls, params, **ctor_opts):
 """ Creates a new Query object from input. :param params: Parameter to convert to query :type params: dict, string, or :class:`Query` If ``params`` is a :class:`Query` object already, a deep copy is made and a new :class:`Query` object is returned. If ``params`` is a string, then a :class:`Query` object is contructed from it. The string itself is not parsed, but rather prepended to any additional parameters (defined via the object's methods) with an additional ``&`` characted. If ``params`` is a dictionary, it is passed to the :class:`Query` constructor. :return: a new :class:`Query` object :raise: :exc:`ArgumentError` if the input is none of the acceptable types mentioned above. Also raises any exceptions possibly thrown by the constructor. """

        if isinstance(params, cls):
            return deepcopy(params)

        elif isinstance(params, dict):
            ctor_opts.update(**params)
            if cls is QueryBase:
                if ('bbox' in params or 'start_range' in params or
                            'end_range' in params):
                    return SpatialQuery(**ctor_opts)
                else:
                    return ViewQuery(**ctor_opts)

        elif isinstance(params, basestring):
            ret = cls()
            ret._base_str = params
            return ret

        else:
            raise ArgumentError.pyexc("Params must be Query, dict, or string")