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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_include(self, include):
 """ Parse the querystring args or parent includes for includes. :param include: Dict of query args or includes """

        ret = {}
        for item in include:
            if '.' in item:
                local, remote = item.split('.', 1)
            else:
                local = item
                remote = None

            ret.setdefault(local, [])
            if remote:
                ret[local].append(remote)

        return ret