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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(self, config):
 """Validate that the source file is ok """

        if not isinstance(config, ConfigObject):
            raise Exception("Config object expected")

        if config["output"]["componants"] not in ("local", "remote", "embedded", "without"):
            raise ValueError("Unknown componant \"%s\"." % config["output"]["componants"])

        if config["output"]["layout"] not in ("default", "content-only"):
            raise ValueError("Unknown layout \"%s\"." % config["output"]["layout"])

        if config["input"]["locations"] is not None:
            unknown_locations = [x for x in config["input"]["locations"] if not os.path.exists(x)]
            if len(unknown_locations) > 0:
                raise ValueError(
                    "Location%s \"%s\" does not exists"
                    % ("s" if len(unknown_locations) > 1 else "", ("\" and \"").join(unknown_locations))
                )

            config["input"]["locations"] = [os.path.realpath(x) for x in config["input"]["locations"]]

        if config["input"]["arguments"] is not None:
            if not isinstance(config["input"]["arguments"], dict):
                raise ValueError(
                    "Sources arguments \"%s\" are not a dict" % config["input"]["arguments"]
                )