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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 looks_like_url(url):
 """ Simplified check to see if the text appears to be a URL. Similar to `urlparse` but much more basic. Returns: True if the url str appears to be valid. False otherwise. True """

    if not isinstance(url, basestring):
        return False
    if not isinstance(url, basestring) or len(url) >= 1024 or not cre_url.match(url):
        return False
    return True