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python_solution.py

@@ -1,12 +1,48 @@
+# Refines each element
+# Returns cleaned inputs
+
+
+def refine_element(element):
+    # Checks if value could be boolean
+    try:
+        return {'true': True, 'false': False}[element]
+    except (KeyError, TypeError):
+        pass
+
+    # Checks if the data type is an integer
+    try:
+        if element.isdigit():
+            # if so, return the element as an integer
+            return int(element)
+    except AttributeError:
+        pass
+
+    # Checks if the data type is a dictionary
+    if type(element) == dict:
+        # If so, loop through the dictionary
+        for i in element.keys():
+            element[i] = refine_element(element[i])  # Recurse dictionary
+        return element
+
+    # Checks if the data type is a list
+    if type(element) == list:
+
+        # If so, it loops throught the list
+        for idx, i in enumerate(element):
+            element[idx] = refine_element(i)  # Recurse through list
+        return element
+    return element
+
+# Refines the parameters of a dictionary
+# Returns a dictionary of cleaned input
+
 
 def refine_parameters(data: dict):
-    '''Refine the parameters of a dictionary
 
-    Returns:
-        Return a dictionary of cleaned input
-    '''
+    # Creates an empty dictionary called clean_dict
     clean_dict = {}
 
-    # Write your code here.
-
+    # Loop through each of the items in the dictionary
+    for i in data.keys():  # i = keys
+        clean_dict[i] = refine_element(data[i])
     return clean_dict