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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_lb_pkgs(self):
 """Retrieves the local load balancer packages. :returns: A dictionary containing the load balancer packages """


        _filter = {'items': {'description':
                             utils.query_filter('*Load Balancer*')}}

        packages = self.prod_pkg.getItems(id=0, filter=_filter)
        pkgs = []
        for package in packages:
            if not package['description'].startswith('Global'):
                pkgs.append(package)
        return pkgs