def METHOD_NAME(args):
  """Run the WMI query and return the data."""
  query = args.query
  base_object = args.base_object or r"winmgmts:\root\cimv2"
  if not query.upper().startswith("SELECT "):
    raise RuntimeError("Only SELECT WMI queries allowed.")
  for response_dict in RunWMIQuery(query, baseobj=base_object):
    yield response_dict