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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def get_sisters(self):
 """ Returns an indepent list of sister nodes."""

        if self.up != None:
            return [ch for ch in self.up.children if ch != self]
        else:
            return []