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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 get(self, name, default=None):
 """Get a configuration value and expand environment variables."""

        value = self.params.get(name, default)
        if isinstance(value, str):
            value = os.path.expandvars(value)
        return value