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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 credentials_checker(url, username, password):
 """Check the provided credentials using the Harvest API."""

    api = HarvestAPI(url, (username, password))
    try:
        api.whoami()
    except HarvestError:
        return False
    else:
        return True