quantile_bins.py

def quantile_bins(quantiles, min = 0, max = 100):
    """Return a list of quantiles including floor and ceiling values
    
    Args:
        quantile (list): Quantile values in order
        min (numeric): Floor value of data range
        max (numeric): Ceiling value of data range
    
    Returns:
        list: An inclusive list of quantile bin values
        
    Examples:
        >>> quantile_bins([13.18221923304911, 15.913682562603704, 23.990235841052815, 44.71041388741459])
        [0, 13.18221923304911, 15.913682562603704, 23.990235841052815, 44.71041388741459, 100]
    
    """
    
    #######################
    ## INPUT VALUE TESTS ##
    #######################
    if not isinstance(min, (int, float)):
        raise TypeError("Value should be an integer or float.")
    if not isinstance(max, (int, float)):
        raise TypeError("Value should be an integer or float.")
    if not isinstance(quantiles, list):
        raise TypeError("The quantiles should be passed as a list.")
    
    ######################
    ## FUNCTION PROCESS ##
    ######################
    return [min] + quantiles + [max]