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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_version(version: str):
 """ Checks given version against code version and determines compatibility. Throws if versions are incompatible. :param version: Given version. """

    code_version = parse_version(__version__)
    given_version = parse_version(version)
    check_condition(code_version[0] == given_version[0],
                    "Given release version (%s) does not match release code version (%s)" % (version, __version__))
    check_condition(code_version[1] == given_version[1],
                    "Given major version (%s) does not match major code version (%s)" % (version, __version__))