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"""
Helper functions for gif_bot
"""

from typing import Union, List, Any, Text


def get_config_list(config, key: Text) -> List[Text]:
    """
    Read a list from the config file
    """
    return [line.lstrip() for line in config[key].split('\n') if line]


def as_list(item: Union[List, Any]) -> List:
    """
    Wrap single objects into a list, or return the object if it is already one
    """
    if isinstance(item, list):
        return item

    return [item]
