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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 slices_overlap(slice_a, slice_b):
 """Test if the ranges covered by a pair of slices overlap."""

    assert slice_a.step is None
    assert slice_b.step is None

    return max(slice_a.start, slice_b.start) \
        < min(slice_a.stop, slice_b.stop)