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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 _create_network_interface( self, ip_config_name, nic_name, public_ip, region, resource_group_name, subnet, accelerated_networking=False ):
 """ Create a network interface in the resource group. Attach NIC to the subnet and public IP provided. """

        nic_config = {
            'location': region,
            'ip_configurations': [{
                'name': ip_config_name,
                'private_ip_allocation_method': 'Dynamic',
                'subnet': {
                    'id': subnet.id
                },
                'public_ip_address': {
                    'id': public_ip.id
                },
            }]
        }

        if accelerated_networking:
            nic_config['enable_accelerated_networking'] = True

        try:
            nic_setup = self.network.network_interfaces.create_or_update(
                resource_group_name, nic_name, nic_config
            )
        except Exception as error:
            raise AzureCloudException(
                'Unable to create network interface: {0}.'.format(
                    error
                )
            )

        return nic_setup.result()