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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 read_line(line):
 """Reads lines of XML and delimits, strips, and returns."""

        name, value = '', ''

        if '=' in line:
            name, value = line.split('=', 1)

        return [name.strip(), value.strip()]