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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 _prep_components(component_list: Sequence[str]) -> List[Tuple[str, Tuple[str]]]: """Transform component description strings into tuples of component paths and required arguments. Parameters component_list : The component descriptions to transform. Returns ------- List of component/argument tuples. """

    components = []
    for c in component_list:
        path, args_plus = c.split('(')
        cleaned_args = _clean_args(args_plus[:-1].split(','), path)
        components.append((path, cleaned_args))
    return components