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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 get_span_row_count(span):
 """ Gets the number of rows included in a span Parameters span : list of lists of int The [row, column] pairs that make up the span Returns ------- rows : int The number of rows included in the span Example ------- Consider this table:: +--------+-----+ | foo | bar | +--------+ | | spam | | +--------+ | | goblet | | +--------+-----+ :: 3 """

    rows = 1
    first_row = span[0][0]

    for i in range(len(span)):
        if span[i][0] > first_row:
            rows += 1
            first_row = span[i][0]

    return rows