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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 _parse_filter_word(self, word):
 """ Converts the word parameter into the correct format """

        if isinstance(word, str):
            word = "'{}'".format(word)
        elif isinstance(word, dt.date):
            if isinstance(word, dt.datetime):
                if word.tzinfo is None:
                    # if it's a naive datetime, localize the datetime.
                    word = self.protocol.timezone.localize(
                        word)  # localize datetime into local tz
                if word.tzinfo != pytz.utc:
                    word = word.astimezone(
                        pytz.utc)  # transform local datetime to utc
            if '/' in self._attribute:
                # TODO: this is a fix for the case when the parameter
                #  filtered is a string instead a dateTimeOffset
                #  but checking the '/' is not correct, but it will
                #  differentiate for now the case on events:
                #  start/dateTime (date is a string here) from
                #  the case on other dates such as
                #  receivedDateTime (date is a dateTimeOffset)
                word = "'{}'".format(
                    word.isoformat())  # convert datetime to isoformat.
            else:
                word = "{}".format(
                    word.isoformat())  # convert datetime to isoformat
        elif isinstance(word, bool):
            word = str(word).lower()
        return word