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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 check_type(obj: Any, candidate_type: Any, reltype: str = 'invariant') -> bool: """Tell wether a value correspond to a type, optionally specifying the type as contravariant or covariant. Args: obj (Any):
 The value to check. candidate_type (Any):
 The type to check the object against. reltype (:obj:`str`, optional):
 Variance of the type, can be contravariant, covariant or invariant. By default is invariant. Returns: bool: True if the type is fine, False otherwise Raises: ValueError: When the variance or the type are not among the ones the function can manage. """

    if reltype not in ['invariant', 'covariant', 'contravariant']:
        raise ValueError(f' Variadic type {reltype} is unknown')

    # builtin type like str, or a class
    if type(candidate_type) == type and reltype in ['invariant']:
        return isinstance(obj, candidate_type)

    if type(candidate_type) == type and reltype in ['covariant']:
        return issubclass(obj.__class__, candidate_type)

    if type(candidate_type) == type and reltype in ['contravariant']:
        return issubclass(candidate_type, obj.__class__)

    # Any accepts everything
    if type(candidate_type) == type(Any):
        return True

    # Union, at least one match in __args__
    if type(candidate_type) == type(Union):
        return any(check_type(obj, t, reltype) for t in candidate_type.__args__)

    # Tuple, each element matches the corresponding type in __args__
    if type(candidate_type) == type(Tuple) and tuple in candidate_type.__bases__:
        if not hasattr(obj, '__len__'):
            return False
        if len(candidate_type.__args__) != len(obj):
            return False
        return all(check_type(o, t, reltype) for (o, t) in zip(obj, candidate_type.__args__))

    # Dict, each (key, value) matches the type in __args__
    if type(candidate_type) == type(Dict) and dict in candidate_type.__bases__:
        if type(obj) != dict:
            return False
        return all(check_type(k, candidate_type.__args__[0], reltype)
                   and check_type(v, candidate_type.__args__[1], reltype)
                   for (k, v) in obj.items())

    # List or Set, each element matches the type in __args__
    if type(candidate_type) == type(List) and \
       (list in candidate_type.__bases__ or set in candidate_type.__bases__):
        if not hasattr(obj, '__len__'):
            return False
        return all(check_type(o, candidate_type.__args__[0], reltype) for o in obj)

    # TypeVar, this is tricky
    if type(candidate_type) == TypeVar:
        # TODO consider contravariant, variant and bound
        # invariant with a list of constraints, acts like a Tuple
        if not candidate_type.__constraints__:
            return True
        if not (candidate_type.__covariant__ or candidate_type.__contravariant__):
            return any(check_type(obj, t) for t in candidate_type.__constraints__)

    if type(candidate_type) == type(Type):
        return check_type(obj, candidate_type.__args__[0], reltype='covariant')

    if inspect.isclass(candidate_type) and reltype in ['invariant']:
        return isinstance(obj, candidate_type)

    raise ValueError(f'Cannot check against {reltype} type {candidate_type}')