code: def _check_environemt(environment):
      if environment is None:
          environment = (
              h2o_cloud_extensions.settings.mlops.deployment_environment
          )
      elif isinstance(environment, str):
          environment = [
              environment,
          ]
      assert isinstance(environment, list)
      return environment
  
imports: import h2o_cloud_extensions
  import h2o_mlops_client
  import time
  import h2o
  from .status import _is_model_deployed, _is_model_published
  from .connect import *
  from .utils import *
label_desc: Use image node_id 3 for calling a global function with example usage: _check_environemt(environment) and returns: environment