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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 is_valid_mac(addr):
 """Check the syntax of a given mac address. The acceptable format is xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx """

    addrs = addr.split(':')
    if len(addrs) != 6:
        return False
    for m in addrs:
        try:
            if int(m, 16) > 255:
                return False
        except ValueError:
            return False
    return True