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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 assert_is(expected, actual, message=None, extra=None):
 """Raises an AssertionError if expected is not actual."""

    assert expected is actual, _assert_fail_message(
        message, expected, actual, "is not", extra
    )