code: def _cim_property_decl(key, value):
      
  
      if key is None:
          raise ValueError("Property name must not be None")
  
      try:
          assert isinstance(value, CIMProperty)
      except AssertionError:
          raise TypeError(
              _format("Property must be a CIMProperty object, but is: {0}",
                      type(value)))
  
      if value.name.lower() != key.lower():
          raise ValueError(
              _format("CIMProperty.name must be dictionary key {0!A}, but is "
                      "{1!A}", key, value.name))
  
      return value
docs: Return a CIMProperty object for representing a property declaration, from
      dict item input (key+value), after performing some checks.
  
      The input value must be a CIMProperty object, which is returned.