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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_requirements():
 """ Returns the content of 'requirements.txt' in a list. :return: The content of 'requirements.txt'. :rtype: list(str) """


    requirements = []
    with open(
        os.path.join(BASE_DIRECTORY, 'requirements.txt'),
        'r',
        encoding='utf-8'
    ) as requirements_file:
        lines = requirements_file.readlines()
        for line in lines:
            requirements.append(line.strip())
    return requirements