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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 can_produce_rules(self):
 """ Checks whether association rules can be generated. :return: whether scheme implements AssociationRulesProducer interface and association rules can be generated :rtype: bool """

        if not self.check_type(self.jobject, "weka.associations.AssociationRulesProducer"):
            return False
        return javabridge.call(self.jobject, "canProduceRules", "()Z")