code: def get_state_and_verify(self):
          
          try:
              state = get_state()
          except KeyError as ke:
  
              class state:
                  name = str(ke.args[0])
  
          if state not in self.ALLOWED_STATES:
              raise ValueError(
                  f"Run state cherry-picker.state={state.name} in Git config "
                  "is not known.\nPerhaps it has been set by a newer "
                  "version of cherry-picker. Try upgrading.\n"
                  "Valid states are: "
                  f'{", ".join(s.name for s in self.ALLOWED_STATES)}. '
                  "If this looks suspicious, raise an issue at "
                  "https://github.com/python/core-workflow/issues/new.\n"
                  "As the last resort you can reset the runtime state "
                  "stored in Git config using the following command: "
                  "`git config --local --remove-section cherry-picker`"
              )
          return state
docs: Return the run progress state stored in the Git config.
  
          Raises ValueError if the retrieved state is not of a form that
                            cherry_picker would have stored in the config.