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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 status():
    '''
    Current node status

    .. versionadded:: 2015.8.0

    CLI Example:

    .. code-block:: bash

        salt '*' riak.status
    '''
    ret = {}

    cmd = __execute_cmd('riak-admin', 'status')

    for i in cmd['stdout'].splitlines():
        if ':' in i:
            (name, val) = i.split(':', 1)
            ret[name.strip()] = val.strip()

    return ret