Python representation for a set of non-overlapping integer ranges
You're describing an interval tree.
pip install intervaltree
Usage:
from intervaltree import IntervalTree, Interval
tree = IntervalTree()
tree[200:400] = True # or you can use ranges as the "values"
tree[450:470] = True
tree[700:900] = True
Querying:
>>> tree
IntervalTree([Interval(200, 400, True), Interval(450, 470, True), Interval(700, 900, True)])
>>> tree[250]
{Interval(200, 400, True)}
>>> tree[150]
set()
Adding overlapping range:
>>> tree[450:490] = True
>>> tree
IntervalTree([Interval(200, 400, True), Interval(450, 470, True), Interval(450, 490, True), Interval(700, 900, True)])
>>> tree.merge_overlaps()
>>> tree
IntervalTree([Interval(200, 400, True), Interval(450, 490), Interval(700, 900, True)])
Discarding:
>>> tree.chop(300, 350)
>>> tree
IntervalTree([Interval(200, 300, True), Interval(350, 400, True), Interval(450, 490), Interval(700, 900, True)])