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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 as_feature(data):
 """Returns a Feature or FeatureCollection. Arguments: data -- Sequence or Mapping of Feature-like or FeatureCollection-like data """

    if not isinstance(data, (Feature, FeatureCollection)):
        if is_featurelike(data):
            data = Feature(**data)
        elif has_features(data):
            data = FeatureCollection(**data)
        elif isinstance(data, collections.Sequence):
            data = FeatureCollection(features=data)
        elif has_layer(data):
            data = LayerCollection(data)
        elif has_coordinates(data):
            data = Feature(geometry=data)
        elif isinstance(data, collections.Mapping) and not data:
            data = Feature()
    return data