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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_dependencies(self, dependencies=None, include_beta=None):
 """Resolves the project -> dependencies section of cumulusci.yml to convert dynamic github dependencies into static dependencies by inspecting the referenced repositories Keyword arguments: :param dependencies: a list of dependencies to resolve :param include_beta: when true, return the latest github release, even if pre-release; else return the latest stable release """

        if not dependencies:
            dependencies = self.project__dependencies

        if not dependencies:
            return []

        static_dependencies = []
        for dependency in dependencies:
            if "github" not in dependency:
                static_dependencies.append(dependency)
            else:
                static = self.process_github_dependency(
                    dependency, include_beta=include_beta
                )
                static_dependencies.extend(static)
        return static_dependencies