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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_np_compat():
 """ Checks whether the NumPy compatibility is currently turned on. NumPy-compatibility is turned off by default in backend. Returns ------- A bool value indicating whether the NumPy compatibility is currently on. """

    curr = ctypes.c_bool()
    check_call(_LIB.MXIsNumpyCompatible(ctypes.byref(curr)))
    return curr.value