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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_external_paths(self):

 """Returns a list of the external paths listed in the combobox."""

        return [to_text_string(self.itemText(i))
                for i in range(EXTERNAL_PATHS, self.count())]