code: def layout_compatible(a, b):
      if a is None:
          a = ""
      if b is None:
          b = ""
      return a == b
  
imports: import numpy
  import nvidia.dali.fn
  import nvidia.dali.types
  import warnings
  from numpy.testing import assert_array_equal
  from nvidia.dali import pipeline_def
  from nvidia.dali.backend_impl import TensorCPU, TensorListCPU, TensorListGPU
  from nvidia.dali.backend_impl import types
  import nvidia.dali
  from nose_utils import assert_raises
  from nose import SkipTest
  from test_utils import dali_type_to_np, py_buffer_from_address, get_device_memory_info
label_desc: Use image node_id 16 for calling a global function with example usage: layout_compatible(a, b) and returns: unknown