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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 to_native(self, value):
 """Load a value as a list, converting items if necessary"""

        if isinstance(value, six.string_types):
            value_list = value.split(self.string_delim)
        else:
            value_list = value

        to_native = self.member_type.to_native if self.member_type is not None else lambda x: x
        return [to_native(item) for item in value_list]