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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 match(self, version):
 """ Check if the provided version matches the constraints. :param version: The version to match against this instance. :type version: String or :class:`Version` instance. """

        if isinstance(version, string_types):
            version = self.version_class(version)
        for operator, constraint, prefix in self._parts:
            f = self._operators.get(operator)
            if isinstance(f, string_types):
                f = getattr(self, f)
            if not f:
                msg = ('%r not implemented '
                       'for %s' % (operator, self.__class__.__name__))
                raise NotImplementedError(msg)
            if not f(version, constraint, prefix):
                return False
        return True