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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_object(cls, obj):
 # type: (Any) -> UrlPath """ Attempt to convert any object into a UrlPath. Raise a value error if this is not possible. """

        if isinstance(obj, UrlPath):
            return obj
        if isinstance(obj, _compat.string_types):
            return UrlPath.parse(obj)
        if isinstance(obj, PathParam):
            return UrlPath(obj)
        if isinstance(obj, (tuple, list)):
            return UrlPath(*obj)
        raise ValueError("Unable to convert object to UrlPath `%r`" % obj)