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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 check_user(user, password):
 """check the auth for user and password."""

    return ((user == attowiki.user or attowiki.user is None) and
            (password == attowiki.password or attowiki.password is None))