condense_numbered_strings

condense_numbered_strings(inputs: Sequence[str] | None) → str

Condense a list of numbered strings into a compact string representation.

This function takes a sequence of strings with a common prefix followed by numbers, and condenses consecutive numbers into ranges. For example, the input [“osc1”, “osc2”, “osc3”, “osc5”] will be condensed to “osc1-3,5”.

Parameters:

inputs (Sequence[str] | None) – A sequence of strings to condense. If None or empty, an empty string is returned.

Returns:

A condensed string representation of the input sequence.

Return type:

str