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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 normalize_paths(value, parent=os.curdir):
 """Parse a comma-separated list of paths. Return a list of absolute paths. """

    if not value:
        return []
    if isinstance(value, list):
        return value
    paths = []
    for path in value.split(','):
        path = path.strip()
        if '/' in path:
            path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(parent, path))
        paths.append(path.rstrip('/'))
    return paths