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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 create_sprite_image(examples):
 """Returns an encoded sprite image for use in Facets Dive. Args: examples: A list of serialized example protos to get images for. Returns: An encoded PNG. """


    def generate_image_from_thubnails(thumbnails, thumbnail_dims):
      """Generates a sprite atlas image from a set of thumbnails."""
      num_thumbnails = tf.shape(thumbnails)[0].eval()
      images_per_row = int(math.ceil(math.sqrt(num_thumbnails)))
      thumb_height = thumbnail_dims[0]
      thumb_width = thumbnail_dims[1]
      master_height = images_per_row * thumb_height
      master_width = images_per_row * thumb_width
      num_channels = 3
      master = np.zeros([master_height, master_width, num_channels])
      for idx, image in enumerate(thumbnails.eval()):
        left_idx = idx % images_per_row
        top_idx = int(math.floor(idx / images_per_row))
        left_start = left_idx * thumb_width
        left_end = left_start + thumb_width
        top_start = top_idx * thumb_height
        top_end = top_start + thumb_height
        master[top_start:top_end, left_start:left_end, :] = image
      return tf.image.encode_png(master)

    image_feature_name = 'image/encoded'
    sprite_thumbnail_dim_px = 32
    with tf.compat.v1.Session():
      keys_to_features = {
          image_feature_name:
              tf.FixedLenFeature((), tf.string, default_value=''),
      }
      parsed = tf.parse_example(examples, keys_to_features)
      images = tf.zeros([1, 1, 1, 1], tf.float32)
      i = tf.constant(0)
      thumbnail_dims = (sprite_thumbnail_dim_px,
                        sprite_thumbnail_dim_px)
      num_examples = tf.constant(len(examples))
      encoded_images = parsed[image_feature_name]

      # Loop over all examples, decoding the image feature value, resizing
      # and appending to a list of all images.
      def loop_body(i, encoded_images, images):
        encoded_image = encoded_images[i]
        image = tf.image.decode_jpeg(encoded_image, channels=3)
        resized_image = tf.image.resize(image, thumbnail_dims)
        expanded_image = tf.expand_dims(resized_image, 0)
        images = tf.cond(
            tf.equal(i, 0), lambda: expanded_image,
            lambda: tf.concat([images, expanded_image], 0))
        return i + 1, encoded_images, images

      loop_out = tf.while_loop(
          lambda i, encoded_images, images: tf.less(i, num_examples),
          loop_body, [i, encoded_images, images],
          shape_invariants=[
              i.get_shape(),
              encoded_images.get_shape(),
              tf.TensorShape(None)
          ])

      # Create the single sprite atlas image from these thumbnails.
      sprite = generate_image_from_thubnails(loop_out[2], thumbnail_dims)
      return sprite.eval()