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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 count_dimensions(entry):
 """Counts the number of dimensions from a nested list of dimension assignments that may include function calls. """

    result = 0
    for e in entry:
        if isinstance(e, str):
            sliced = e.strip(",").split(",")
            result += 0 if len(sliced) == 1 and sliced[0] == "" else len(sliced)
    return result