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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 validate_rc():
 """ Before we execute any actions, let's validate our .vacationrc. """

    transactions = rc.read()
    if not transactions:
        print('Your .vacationrc file is empty! Set days and rate.')
        return False
    transactions = sort(unique(transactions))
    return validate_setup(transactions)