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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_str_length(str_to_check, limit=MAX_LENGTH):
 """Check the length of a string. If exceeds limit, then truncate it. :type str_to_check: str :param str_to_check: String to check. :type limit: int :param limit: The upper limit of the length. :rtype: tuple :returns: The string it self if not exceeded length, or truncated string if exceeded and the truncated byte count. """

    str_bytes = str_to_check.encode(UTF8)
    str_len = len(str_bytes)
    truncated_byte_count = 0

    if str_len > limit:
        truncated_byte_count = str_len - limit
        str_bytes = str_bytes[:limit]

    result = str(str_bytes.decode(UTF8, errors='ignore'))

    return (result, truncated_byte_count)