code: def conforms(element, etype, namespace: Dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
      
      etype = proc_forward(etype, namespace)
      if is_union(etype):
          return union_conforms(element, etype, namespace, conforms)
      else:
          return element_conforms(element, etype)
docs: Determine whether element conforms to etype
  
      :param element: Element to test for conformance
      :param etype: Type to test against
      :param namespace: Namespace to use to resolve forward references
      :return: