merge meetings

merge_ranges.py

def merge_ranges(meetings):
	if len(meetings) == 0:
		return meetings

	meetings.sort(key=lambda x: x[0])
	merged_list = [(meetings[0])]

	for current_start_time, current_end_time in meetings[1:]:
		# check if the current start time is less than the end time of the latest end time in the merged list
		last_merged_start, last_merged_end = merged_list[-1]

		if current_start_time <= last_merged_end:
			merged_list[-1] = (last_merged_start, max(current_end_time, last_merged_end))
		else:
			merged_list.append((current_start_time, current_end_time))

	return merged_list