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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 split_comma_argument(comma_sep_str):
 """Split a comma separated option into a list."""

    terms = []
    for term in comma_sep_str.split(','):
        if term:
            terms.append(term)
    return terms