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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():
 """Get the dependencies."""


    with open("requirements/project.txt") as f:
        requirements = []
        for line in f.readlines():
            line = line.strip()
            if line and not line.startswith('#'):
                requirements.append(line)
    return requirements