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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 tube(self, radius=None, scalars=None, capping=True, n_sides=20, radius_factor=10, preference='point', inplace=False):
 """Generate a tube around each input line. The radius of the tube can be set to linearly vary with a scalar value. Parameters radius : float Minimum tube radius (minimum because the tube radius may vary). scalars : str, optional Scalar array by which the radius varies capping : bool Turn on/off whether to cap the ends with polygons. Default True. n_sides : int Set the number of sides for the tube. Minimum of 3. radius_factor : float Maximum tube radius in terms of a multiple of the minimum radius. preference : str The field preference when searching for the scalar array by name inplace : bool, optional Updates mesh in-place while returning nothing. Returns ------- mesh : vtki.PolyData Tube-filtered mesh. None when inplace=True. """

        if n_sides < 3:
            n_sides = 3
        tube = vtk.vtkTubeFilter()
        tube.SetInputDataObject(self)
        # User Defined Parameters
        tube.SetCapping(capping)
        if radius is not None:
            tube.SetRadius(radius)
        tube.SetNumberOfSides(n_sides)
        tube.SetRadiusFactor(radius_factor)
        # Check if scalar array given
        if scalars is not None:
            if not isinstance(scalars, str):
                raise TypeError('Scalar array must be given as a string name')
            _, field = self.get_scalar(scalars, preference=preference, info=True)
            # args: (idx, port, connection, field, name)
            tube.SetInputArrayToProcess(0, 0, 0, field, scalars)
            tube.SetVaryRadiusToVaryRadiusByScalar()
        # Apply the filter
        tube.Update()

        mesh = _get_output(tube)
        if inplace:
            self.overwrite(mesh)
        else:
            return mesh