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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 __verify_ready(self, creating=False):
        '''Some cleanup, ensures that everything is set up properly to avoid
        random errors during execution

        Args:
            creating (bool): True if currently creating employer bees, False
                for checking all other operations
        '''

        if len(self._value_ranges) == 0:
            self._logger.log(
                'crit',
                'Attribute value_ranges must have at least one value'
            )
            raise RuntimeWarning(
                'Attribute value_ranges must have at least one value'
            )
        if len(self._employers) == 0 and creating is False:
            self._logger.log('crit', 'Need to create employers')
            raise RuntimeWarning('Need to create employers')