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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_api_compatibility(args):
 """ Validates the API version. @param args: arguments provided to the script. """

  if args.api_version and args.api_version < MINIMUM_SUPPORTED_API_VERSION:
    print("ERROR: Given API version: {0}. Minimum supported API version: {1}"
          .format(args.api_version, MINIMUM_SUPPORTED_API_VERSION))