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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 create_toolbutton(parent, text=None, shortcut=None, icon=None, tip=None,
 toggled=None, triggered=None,
 autoraise=True, text_beside_icon=False):

 """Create a QToolButton"""

    button = QToolButton(parent)
    if text is not None:
        button.setText(text)
    if icon is not None:
        if is_text_string(icon):
            icon = get_icon(icon)
        button.setIcon(icon)
    if text is not None or tip is not None:
        button.setToolTip(text if tip is None else tip)
    if text_beside_icon:
        button.setToolButtonStyle(Qt.ToolButtonTextBesideIcon)
    button.setAutoRaise(autoraise)
    if triggered is not None:
        button.clicked.connect(triggered)
    if toggled is not None:
        button.toggled.connect(toggled)
        button.setCheckable(True)
    if shortcut is not None:
        button.setShortcut(shortcut)
    return button