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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 check_and_consume(self):
 """Returns True if there is currently at least one token, and reduces it by one. """


        if self._count < 1.0:
            self._fill()

        consumable = self._count >= 1.0
        if consumable:
            self._count -= 1.0
            self.throttle_count = 0
        else:
            self.throttle_count += 1

        return consumable