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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 as_qubit_order(val: 'qubit_order_or_list.QubitOrderOrList' ) -> 'QubitOrder': """Converts a value into a basis. Args: val: An iterable or a basis. Returns: The basis implied by the value. """

        if isinstance(val, collections.Iterable):
            return QubitOrder.explicit(val)
        if isinstance(val, QubitOrder):
            return val
        raise ValueError(
            "Don't know how to interpret <{}> as a Basis.".format(val))