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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_config_exists(config_file=None):
    '''
    Verify the config file is present
    '''
    if config_file is None:
        config_file = _config_file()
    if not os.path.isfile(config_file):
        return False
    return True