human
Solve the following python programming problem given the following code:
@ classmethod 
def graphite_function_applier(cls, funcname, * args) : 
    def apply_graphite_function(target, _graph_config) : 
        cls.apply_graphite_function_to_target (target, funcname, * args) 
return <MASK> 
    
    Given the code above, what is a proper replacement for <MASK>? Choose among: funcname, cls, args
assistant
#Here is a proper replacement for <MASK>.
def apply_graphite_function(