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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 set_checklists_status(auth, args):
 """Set display_checklist status, toggling from cli flag"""

    global checklists_on

    if auth['checklists'] == "true":
        checklists_on = True
    else:
        checklists_on = False

    # reverse the config setting if specified by the CLI option
    if args['--checklists']:
        checklists_on = not checklists_on

    return