utils.py

def my_min(a, b, index=0):
    if index == 0:
        if a == b:
            return a
    if a[index] < b[index]:
        return a
    elif a[index] > b[index]:
        return b
    else:
        return my_min(a, b, index=index + 1)


def my_max(a, b):
    if a == b:
        return a
    minval = my_min(a, b)
    if minval == a:
        return b
    return a


def my_a_greater_than_b(a, b):  # these are tuples.
    if a == b:
        return False
    maxval = my_max(a, b)
    signal = maxval == a
    return signal


def my_a_within_b(a, b):
    if a == b:
        return False
    a_s, a_e = a["start"], a["end"]
    b_s, b_e = b["start"], b["end"]
    if a_s == b_s and a_e == b_e:
        return False
    c_s, c_e = my_max(a_s, b_s), my_min(a_e, b_e)
    signal = (c_s == a_s) and (c_e == a_e)
    return signal