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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_table_columns(dbconn, tablename):
 """ Return a list of tuples specifying the column name and type """

    cur = dbconn.cursor()
    cur.execute("PRAGMA table_info('%s');" % tablename)
    info = cur.fetchall()
    cols = [(i[1], i[2]) for i in info]
    return cols