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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 verify_not_in(self, first, second, msg=""):
 """ Soft assert for whether the first is not in second :params first: the value to check :params second: the container to check in :params msg: (Optional) msg explaining the difference """

        try:
            self.assert_not_in(first, second, msg)
        except AssertionError, e:
            if msg:
                m = "%s:\n%s" % (msg, str(e))
            else:
                m = str(e)
            self.verification_erorrs.append(m)