'Retrieves strings from the configuration and splits it
into the list of strings.
Arguments:
- option: option name whose value is to be retrieved;
- separator_re: regular expression for separator
to be used for split operation;
- default: default return value if no such option
exists.'

def getconflist(self, option, separator_re, default=CustomConfigDefault):

    return self._confighelper_runner(option, default, self.getconfig().getdefaultlist, self.getconfig().getlist, separator_re)
