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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 describe(self):
 """Information about this parameter"""

        desc = {
            'name': self.name,
            'description': self.description,
            # the Parameter might not have a type at all
            'type': self.type or 'unknown',
        }
        for attr in ['min', 'max', 'allowed', 'default']:
            v = getattr(self, attr)
            if v is not None:
                desc[attr] = v
        return desc