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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 create_app():
 """Create a Qt application."""

    global QT_APP
    QT_APP = QApplication.instance()
    if QT_APP is None:  # pragma: no cover
        QT_APP = QApplication(sys.argv)
    return QT_APP