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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 is_printable(c):
    '''see if a character is printable'''
    global have_ascii
    if have_ascii:
        return ascii.isprint(c)
    if isinstance(c, int):
        ic = c
    else:
        ic = ord(c)
    return ic >= 32 and ic <= 126