def process_additional_exclude_paths(raw_value):
    """Process additional list of exclude paths and return a list."""
    assert isinstance(raw_value, str), "The value should be a string, got: {}".format(type(raw_value))

    pathlist = []
    raw_pathlist = raw_value.split(',')
    for raw_path in raw_pathlist:
        pathlist.append(raw_path.strip())
    return pathlist