import platform


def check_py_version(major: int, minor: int) -> bool:
    """
    Checks the version of Python that was used to run the
    program to see if it is greater than or equal to the
    values passed in

    Args:
        major (int): the major release version
        minor (int): the minor release version

    Returns:
        Boolean stating whether the Python version meets
        the values in the parameters
    """
    version = platform.python_version_tuple()
    return int(version[0]) >= major and int(version[1]) >= minor