def _build_netengine_arguments(self):
arguments = {<EOL>"<STR_LIT:host>": self.host<EOL>}<EOL>if self.config is not None:<EOL><INDENT>for key, value in self.config.iteritems():<EOL><INDENT>arguments[key] = value<EOL><DEDENT><DEDENT>if self.port:<EOL><INDENT>arguments["<STR_LIT:port>"] = self.port<EOL><DEDENT>return arguments<EOL>
returns a python dictionary representing arguments
that will be passed to a netengine backend
for internal use only