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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_target_api(api, arch):
 """Warn if the user's target API is less than the current minimum recommendation """


    if api >= ARMEABI_MAX_TARGET_API and arch == 'armeabi':
        raise BuildInterruptingException(
            'Asked to build for armeabi architecture with API '
            '{}, but API {} or greater does not support armeabi'.format(
                api, ARMEABI_MAX_TARGET_API),
            instructions='You probably want to build with --arch=armeabi-v7a instead')

    if api < MIN_TARGET_API:
        warning('Target API {} < {}'.format(api, MIN_TARGET_API))
        warning(OLD_API_MESSAGE)