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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_style(value):
 """ Validate a logging format style. :param value: The logging format style to validate (any value). :returns: The logging format character (a string of one character). :raises: :exc:`~exceptions.ValueError` when the given style isn't supported. On Python 3.2+ this function accepts the logging format styles ``%``, ``{`` and ``$`` while on older versions only ``%`` is accepted (because older Python versions don't support alternative logging format styles). """

    if sys.version_info[:2] >= (3, 2):
        if value not in FORMAT_STYLE_PATTERNS:
            msg = "Unsupported logging format style! (%r)"
            raise ValueError(format(msg, value))
    elif value != DEFAULT_FORMAT_STYLE:
        msg = "Format string styles other than %r require Python 3.2+!"
        raise ValueError(msg, DEFAULT_FORMAT_STYLE)
    return value