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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 getSequence(self, level=0):
        '''Get a sequence of nodes.'''

        seq = []
        op = ''
        left_operand = None
        right_operand = None
        sequence_closed = False
        while True:
            c = self.next()
            if not c:
                break
            if c and c not in self.meta_chars:
                seq.append(self.getLiteral())
            elif c and c == u'$' and self.lookahead() == u'{':
                seq.append(self.getSource())
            elif c == u'[' and not self.last() == u'\\':
                seq.append(self.getCharacterSet())
            elif c == u'(' and not self.last() == u'\\':
                seq.append(self.getSequence(level + 1))
            elif c == u')' and not self.last() == u'\\':
                # end of this sequence
                if level == 0:
                    # there should be no parens here
                    raise StringGenerator.SyntaxError(u"Extra closing parenthesis")
                sequence_closed = True
                break
            elif c == u'|' and not self.last() == u'\\':
                op = c
            elif c == u'&' and not self.last() == u'\\':
                op = c
            else:
                if c in self.meta_chars and not self.last() == u"\\":
                    raise StringGenerator.SyntaxError(u"Un-escaped special character: %s" % c)
            
            #print( op,len(seq) )
            if op and not left_operand:
                if not seq or len(seq) < 1:
                    raise StringGenerator.SyntaxError(u"Operator: %s with no left operand" % op)
                left_operand = seq.pop()
            elif op and len(seq) >= 1 and left_operand:
                right_operand = seq.pop()

                #print( "popped: [%s] %s:%s"%( op, left_operand, right_operand) )
                if op == u'|':
                    seq.append(StringGenerator.SequenceOR([left_operand, right_operand]))
                elif op == u'&':
                    seq.append(StringGenerator.SequenceAND([left_operand, right_operand]))

                op = u''
                left_operand = None
                right_operand = None

        # check for syntax errors
        if op:
            raise StringGenerator.SyntaxError(u"Operator: %s with no right operand" % op)
        if level > 0 and not sequence_closed:
            # it means we are finishing a non-first-level sequence without closing parens
            raise StringGenerator.SyntaxError(u"Missing closing parenthesis")

        return StringGenerator.Sequence(seq)