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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 is_filter_at_key(self, key):
 """ return True if attribute is a sub filter """


        if key in self:
            attribute_status = getattr(self, key)
            if isinstance(attribute_status, self.__class__):
                return True

        return False