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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 typeCompileAst(ast):
 """Assign appropiate types to each node in the AST. Will convert opcodes and functions to appropiate upcast version, and add "cast" ops if needed. """

    children = list(ast.children)
    if ast.astType == 'op':
        retsig = ast.typecode()
        basesig = ''.join(x.typecode() for x in list(ast.children))
        # Find some operation that will work on an acceptable casting of args.
        for sig in sigPerms(basesig):
            value = (ast.value + '_' + retsig + sig).encode('ascii')
            if value in interpreter.opcodes:
                break
        else:
            for sig in sigPerms(basesig):
                funcname = (ast.value + '_' + retsig + sig).encode('ascii')
                if funcname in interpreter.funccodes:
                    value = ('func_%sn' % (retsig + sig)).encode('ascii')
                    children += [ASTNode('raw', 'none',
                                         interpreter.funccodes[funcname])]
                    break
            else:
                raise NotImplementedError(
                    "couldn't find matching opcode for '%s'"
                    % (ast.value + '_' + retsig + basesig))
        # First just cast constants, then cast variables if necessary:
        for i, (have, want) in enumerate(zip(basesig, sig)):
            if have != want:
                kind = typecode_to_kind[want]
                if children[i].astType == 'constant':
                    children[i] = ASTNode('constant', kind, children[i].value)
                else:
                    opname = "cast"
                    children[i] = ASTNode('op', kind, opname, [children[i]])
    else:
        value = ast.value
        children = ast.children
    return ASTNode(ast.astType, ast.astKind, value,
                   [typeCompileAst(c) for c in children])