code: def skip_if_np_lt(ver_str: str, *args, reason: str | None = None):
      if reason is None:
          reason = f"NumPy {ver_str} or greater required"
      return pytest.mark.skipif(
          Version(np.__version__) < Version(ver_str),
          *args,
          reason=reason,
      )
  
imports: from __future__ import annotations
  import locale
  from typing import Callable
  import numpy
  import pytest
  from pandas._config import get_option
  from pandas._typing import F
  from pandas.compat import IS64, is_platform_windows
  from pandas.compat._optional import import_optional_dependency
  from pandas.core.computation.expressions import NUMEXPR_INSTALLED, USE_NUMEXPR
  from pandas.util.version import Version
label_desc: Use image node_id 7 for calling a global function with example usage: skip_if_np_lt(ver_str) and returns: pytest