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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def are_values_same_type(first_val, second_val):
 """ Method to verify that both values belong to same type. Float and integer are considered as same type. Args: first_val: Value to validate. second_Val: Value to validate. Returns: Boolean: True if both values belong to same type. Otherwise False. """


  first_val_type = type(first_val)
  second_val_type = type(second_val)

  # use isinstance to accomodate Python 2 unicode and str types.
  if isinstance(first_val, string_types) and isinstance(second_val, string_types):
    return True

  # Compare types if one of the values is bool because bool is a subclass on Integer.
  if isinstance(first_val, bool) or isinstance(second_val, bool):
    return first_val_type == second_val_type

  # Treat ints and floats as same type.
  if isinstance(first_val, (numbers.Integral, float)) and isinstance(second_val, (numbers.Integral, float)):
    return True

  return False