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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_new_version_available(this_version):
 """ Checks if a newer version of Zappa is available. Returns True is updateable, else False. """

    import requests

    pypi_url = 'https://pypi.python.org/pypi/Zappa/json'
    resp = requests.get(pypi_url, timeout=1.5)
    top_version = resp.json()['info']['version']

    return this_version != top_version