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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 numpy_scalar_to_python(scalar):
 """ Converts a NumPy scalar to a regular python type. """

    scalar_type = type(scalar)
    if np.issubclass_(scalar_type, np.float_):
        return float(scalar)
    elif np.issubclass_(scalar_type, np.int_):
        return int(scalar)
    return scalar