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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_id(input_id):
 """Helper package to retrieve the actual IDs. :param input_id: the ID provided by the user :returns: A list of valid IDs """

    key_value = input_id.split(':')

    if len(key_value) != 2:
        raise exceptions.CLIAbort(
            'Invalid ID %s: ID should be of the form xxx:yyy' % input_id)
    return key_value[0], int(key_value[1])