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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 _BuildQuery(self, subject, attribute=None, timestamp=None, limit=None, is_prefix=False):
 """Build the SELECT query to be executed."""

    args = []
    subject = utils.SmartUnicode(subject)
    criteria = "WHERE aff4.subject_hash=unhex(md5(%s))"
    args.append(subject)
    sorting = ""
    tables = "FROM aff4"

    # Set fields, tables, and criteria and append args
    if attribute is not None:
      if is_prefix:
        tables += " JOIN attributes ON aff4.attribute_hash=attributes.hash"
        prefix = attribute + "%"
        criteria += " AND attributes.attribute like %s"
        args.append(prefix)
      else:
        criteria += " AND aff4.attribute_hash=unhex(md5(%s))"
        args.append(attribute)

    # Limit to time range if specified
    if isinstance(timestamp, (tuple, list)):
      criteria += " AND aff4.timestamp >= %s AND aff4.timestamp <= %s"
      args.append(int(timestamp[0]))
      args.append(int(timestamp[1]))

    fields = "aff4.value, aff4.timestamp"
    if is_prefix:
      fields += ", attributes.attribute"

    # Modify fields and sorting for timestamps.
    if timestamp is None or timestamp == self.NEWEST_TIMESTAMP:
      tables += (" JOIN (SELECT attribute_hash, MAX(timestamp) timestamp "
                 "%s %s GROUP BY attribute_hash) maxtime ON "
                 "aff4.attribute_hash=maxtime.attribute_hash AND "
                 "aff4.timestamp=maxtime.timestamp") % (tables, criteria)
      criteria = "WHERE aff4.subject_hash=unhex(md5(%s))"
      args.append(subject)
    else:
      # Always order results.
      sorting = "ORDER BY aff4.timestamp DESC"
    # Add limit if set.
    if limit:
      sorting += " LIMIT %s" % int(limit)

    query = " ".join(["SELECT", fields, tables, criteria, sorting])

    return (query, args)