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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 parse_name_and_version(p):
 """ A utility method used to get name and version from a string. From e.g. a Provides-Dist value. :param p: A value in a form 'foo (1.0)' :return: The name and version as a tuple. """

    m = NAME_VERSION_RE.match(p)
    if not m:
        raise DistlibException('Ill-formed name/version string: \'%s\'' % p)
    d = m.groupdict()
    return d['name'].strip().lower(), d['ver']