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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 _calculate(numbers, symbols):
 """Calculates a final value given a set of numbers and symbols."""

        if len(numbers) is 1:
            return numbers[0]

        precedence = [[pow], [mul, div], [add, sub]]

        # Find most important operation
        for op_group in precedence:
            for i, op in enumerate(symbols):
                if op in op_group:
                    # Apply operation
                    a = numbers[i]
                    b = numbers[i + 1]
                    result = MathService._applyBinary(a, b, op)
                    new_numbers = numbers[:i] + [result] + numbers[i + 2:]
                    new_symbols = symbols[:i] + symbols[i + 1:]

                    return MathService._calculate(new_numbers, new_symbols)