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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 need_ext():
    '''
    Signal that external modules need to be deployed.
    '''
    sys.stdout.write("{0}\next_mods\n".format(OPTIONS.delimiter))
    sys.exit(EX_MOD_DEPLOY)