code: def _build_request(self, verb, verb_arguments):
          
          method = getattr(self._component, verb)
  
          # Python insists that keys in **kwargs be strings (not variables).
          # Since we initially build our kwargs as a dictionary where one of the
          # keys is a variable (target), we need to convert keys to strings,
          # even though the variable in question is of type str.
          method_args = {str(k): v for k, v in verb_arguments.items()}
          return method(**method_args)
docs: Builds HttpRequest object.
  
          Args:
              verb (str): Request verb (ex. insert, update, delete).
              verb_arguments (dict): Arguments to be passed with the request.
  
          Returns:
              httplib2.HttpRequest: HttpRequest to be sent to the API.