def is_legal_priority(self, packet: DataPacket):
        """
        Check if the given packet has high enough priority for the stored values for the packet's universe.
        :param packet: the packet to check
        :return: returns True if the priority is good. Otherwise False
        """
        # check if the packet's priority is high enough to get processed
        if packet.universe not in self.callbacks.keys() or \
           packet.priority < self.priorities[packet.universe][0]:
            return False  # return if the universe is not interesting
        else:
            return True