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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 update_linode(linode_id, update_args=None):
    '''
    Updates a Linode's properties.

    linode_id
        The ID of the Linode to shutdown. Required.

    update_args
        The args to update the Linode with. Must be in dictionary form.
    '''
    update_args.update({'LinodeID': linode_id})

    result = _query('linode', 'update', args=update_args)

    return _clean_data(result)