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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_blocks_this_year(self):
 """Get a list of blocks that occur this school year."""


        date_start, date_end = get_date_range_this_year()

        return EighthBlock.objects.filter(date__gte=date_start, date__lte=date_end)