code: def _get_base_component(self):
      
      comp = topology_pb2.Component()
      comp.name = self.name
      comp.spec = topology_pb2.ComponentObjectSpec.Value("PYTHON_CLASS_NAME")
      comp.class_name = self.python_class_path
      comp.config.CopyFrom(self._get_comp_config())
      return comp
docs: Returns Component protobuf message