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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 check_rest_server(rest_port):
    '''Check if restful server is ready'''
    retry_count = 5
    for _ in range(retry_count):
        response = rest_get(check_status_url(rest_port), REST_TIME_OUT)
        if response:
            if response.status_code == 200:
                return True, response
            else:
                return False, response
        else:
            time.sleep(3)
    return  False, response