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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_user_already_locked(username):
 """Is this username already locked?"""

    if username is None:
        return False
    if config.DISABLE_USERNAME_LOCKOUT:
        return False
    return REDIS_SERVER.get(get_username_blocked_cache_key(username))