code: def _prepare_args(args):
      if args is None:
          args = []
      if isinstance(args, six.string_types):
          args = list(map(lambda a: a.strip(), args.split()))
      return args
  
file_path: catboost/library/python/testing/yatest_common/yatest/common/canonical.py
imports: import os
  import logging
  import shutil
  import tempfile
  import six
  from .None import process
  from .None import runtime
  from .None import path
label_desc: Use image node_id 6 for calling a global function with example usage: _prepare_args(args) and returns: args