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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_flags():
 """Validates flags are set to acceptable values for CloudML Engine runs."""

  assert not job_dir()
  assert FLAGS.output_dir.startswith("gs://")
  assert FLAGS.data_dir.startswith("gs://")
  assert FLAGS.worker_replicas <= 1
  assert FLAGS.ps_replicas <= 0
  if FLAGS.hparams_range:
    assert FLAGS.autotune_objective
  if FLAGS.worker_gpu:
    assert FLAGS.worker_gpu in [1, 4, 8]
  if FLAGS.cloud_mlengine_master_type:
    if FLAGS.worker_gpu:
      if FLAGS.worker_gpu == 1:
        assert FLAGS.cloud_mlengine_master_type in ["standard_gpu",
                                                    "standard_p100"]
      elif FLAGS.worker_gpu == 4:
        assert FLAGS.cloud_mlengine_master_type in ["complex_model_m_gpu",
                                                    "complex_model_m_p100"]
      else:
        assert FLAGS.cloud_mlengine_master_type == "complex_model_l_gpu"
    else:
      assert FLAGS.cloud_mlengine_master_type in ["standard", "large_model",
                                                  "complex_model_s",
                                                  "complex_model_m",
                                                  "complex_model_l"]