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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_requirements(requirements_filepath):
    '''
    Return list of this package requirements via local filepath.
    '''
    requirements = []
    with open(os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, requirements_filepath), 'rt') as f:
        for line in f:
            if line.startswith('#'):
                continue
            line = line.rstrip()
            if not line:
                continue
            requirements.append(line)
    return requirements