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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_list(self, terms, limit=0, sort=False, ranks=None):
 """ Get the specified cards from the stack. :arg term: The search term. Can be a card full name, value, suit, abbreviation, or stack indice. :arg int limit: The number of items to retrieve for each term. :arg bool sort: Whether or not to sort the results, by poker ranks. :arg dict ranks: The rank dict to reference for sorting. If ``None``, it will default to ``DEFAULT_RANKS``. :returns: A list of the specified cards, if found. """

        ranks = ranks or self.ranks
        got_cards = []

        try:
            indices = self.find_list(terms, limit=limit)
            got_cards = [self.cards[i] for i in indices if self.cards[i]
                not in got_cards]
            self.cards = [v for i, v in enumerate(self.cards) if
                i not in indices]
        except:
            indices = []
            for item in terms:
                try:
                    card = self.cards[item]
                    if card not in got_cards:
                        got_cards.append(card)
                        indices.append(item)
                except:
                    indices += self.find(item, limit=limit)
                    got_cards += [self.cards[i] for i in indices if
                        self.cards[i] not in got_cards]
            self.cards = [v for i, v in enumerate(self.cards) if
                i not in indices]

        if sort:
            got_cards = sort_cards(got_cards, ranks)

        return got_cards