tools.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
#
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import numpy

## NOTE: We want this file with only dependencies on standart-library things
## Dependencies to own files are an absolut no-go

def statistics(l):
    """
    Print statistics for the given list of integers
    @return A tuple (mean, stderr, median, min, max)
    """
    if not isinstance(l, list) or len(l)<1:
        return None

    nums = numpy.array(l)

    m = nums.mean(axis=0)
    median = numpy.median(nums, axis=0)
    d = nums.std(axis=0)

    return (m, d, median, nums.min(), nums.max())