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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_branch():
 """ GET THE CURRENT GIT BRANCH """

    proc = Process("git status", ["git", "status"])

    try:
        while True:
            raw_line = proc.stdout.pop()
            line = raw_line.decode('utf8').strip()
            if line.startswith("On branch "):
                return line[10:]
    finally:
        try:
            proc.join()
        except Exception:
            pass