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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 _validate_simple_fault_geometry(self, node, _float_re):
 """ Validates a node representation of a simple fault geometry """

        try:
            # Parse the geometry
            coords = split_coords_2d(~node.LineString.posList)
            trace = geo.Line([geo.Point(*p) for p in coords])
        except ValueError:
            # If the geometry cannot be created then use the LogicTreeError
            # to point the user to the incorrect node. Hence, if trace is
            # compiled successfully then len(trace) is True, otherwise it is
            # False
            trace = []
        if len(trace):
            return
        raise LogicTreeError(
            node, self.filename,
            "'simpleFaultGeometry' node is not valid")