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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_current_path(self):
 """ Gets the path of the currently selected item. """

        path = self.tree_view.fileInfo(
            self.tree_view.currentIndex()).filePath()
        # https://github.com/pyQode/pyQode/issues/6
        if not path:
            path = self.tree_view.root_path
        return path