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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_static_directory():
 """Retrieves the full path of the static directory @return: Full path of the static directory """

    directory = templates_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'static')
    return directory