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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 detect_mode(term_hint="xterm-256color"):
 """Poor-mans color mode detection."""

    if "ANSICON" in os.environ:
        return 16
    elif os.environ.get("ConEmuANSI", "OFF") == "ON":
        return 256
    else:
        term = os.environ.get("TERM", term_hint)
        if term.endswith("-256color") or term in ("xterm", "screen"):
            return 256
        elif term.endswith("-color") or term in ("rxvt",):
            return 16
        else:
            return 256