format_tools.py

def classify_elements(dataset, interest_key, classifications_number):
    """
        This function tries to classify a set of continuous features from a
        dataset into a 
    """
    keys = dataset.keys()
    if interest_key not in keys:
        print 'The feature is not in the dataset'
        return
    count_elements = len(dataset)
    interest_values = [
        dataset[idx][interest_key] for idx in xrange(count_elements)
        ]
    range_class = (max(interest_values) - min())/classifications_number
    list_class = []
    for idx in xrange(classifications_number):
        list_class = list_class + interest_values[
            idx*classifications_number:(idx+1)*classifications_number
            ]
    return list_class