code: def get_spine_visible(ax, spine_key):
      """Return some spine parameters for the spine, `spine_key`."""
      spine = ax.spines[spine_key]
      ax_frame_on = ax.get_frame_on()
      spine_frame_like = spine.is_frame_like()
      if not spine.get_visible():
          return False
      elif not spine._edgecolor[
          -1
      ]:  # user's may have set edgecolor alpha==0
          return False
      elif not ax_frame_on and spine_frame_like:
          return False
      elif ax_frame_on and spine_frame_like:
          return True
      elif not ax_frame_on and not spine_frame_like:
          return True  # we've already checked for that it's visible.
      else:
          return False
  
imports: import math
  import datetime
  import warnings
  import matplotlib.dates
label_desc: Use image node_id 24 for calling a global function with example usage: get_spine_visible(ax, spine_key) and returns: False, False, False, True, True, False