scripts/merge-csv-lists.py

#!/usr/bin/python
import argparse


def unique_combined_list(*inputs):
    # Combine lists
    combined_list = [
        item.strip().title() for input_list in inputs for item in input_list.split(",")
    ]

    # Create an empty list to store the final unique names
    final_list = []

    # Check for reversed names
    for name in combined_list:
        parts = name.split()

        # If the name has two words, check for its reversed variant
        if len(parts) == 2:
            first, last = parts
            reversed_name = f"{last} {first}"

            # If neither the name nor its reversed variant is in the final list, add the name
            if name not in final_list and reversed_name not in final_list:
                final_list.append(name)
        # If it's a single-word name, simply add it if it's not in the final list
        else:
            if name not in final_list:
                final_list.append(name)

    # Sort the list
    sorted_list = sorted(final_list)

    # Convert the list back to a comma-separated string
    output = ",".join(sorted_list)

    return output


def main():
    # Create an argument parser
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
        description="Combine multiple comma-separated lists into one unique sorted list."
    )

    # Add a variable number of input lists
    parser.add_argument("lists", nargs="+", type=str, help="Comma-separated lists.")

    # Parse the arguments
    args = parser.parse_args()

    # If only one list is provided, use it twice
    if len(args.lists) == 1:
        args.lists.append(args.lists[0])

    # Get the unique combined list
    result = unique_combined_list(*args.lists)

    print(result)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()