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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 split_state(self, state):
 """Split state string. Parameters state : `str` Returns ------- `list` of `str` """

        if self.state_separator:
            return state.split(self.state_separator)
        return list(state)