merge-csv-lists: add

merge-csv-lists.py

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+#!/usr/bin/python
+import argparse
+
+
+def unique_combined_list(input1, input2):
+    # Split each input by comma and trim whitespace
+    list1 = [item.strip().title() for item in input1.split(",")]
+    list2 = [item.strip().title() for item in input2.split(",")]
+
+    # Combine lists
+    combined_list = list1 + list2
+
+    # 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 two comma-separated lists into one unique sorted list."
+    )
+
+    # Add arguments for the two input lists
+    parser.add_argument("list1", type=str, help="The first comma-separated list.")
+    parser.add_argument("list2", type=str, help="The second comma-separated list.")
+
+    # Parse the arguments
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    # Get the unique combined list
+    result = unique_combined_list(args.list1, args.list2)
+
+    print(result)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()