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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 is_datetimelike_v_numeric(a, b):
 """ Check if we are comparing a datetime-like object to a numeric object. By "numeric," we mean an object that is either of an int or float dtype. Parameters a : array-like, scalar The first object to check. b : array-like, scalar The second object to check. Returns ------- boolean Whether we return a comparing a datetime-like to a numeric object. Examples -------- False False True True True True True False False """


    if not hasattr(a, 'dtype'):
        a = np.asarray(a)
    if not hasattr(b, 'dtype'):
        b = np.asarray(b)

    def is_numeric(x):
        """
        Check if an object has a numeric dtype (i.e. integer or float).
        """
        return is_integer_dtype(x) or is_float_dtype(x)

    is_datetimelike = needs_i8_conversion
    return ((is_datetimelike(a) and is_numeric(b)) or
            (is_datetimelike(b) and is_numeric(a)))