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+# coding: utf-8
+# /*##########################################################################
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2019 European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+# THE SOFTWARE.
+#
+# ###########################################################################*/
+"""Utils function relative to files
+"""
+
+__authors__ = ["V. Valls"]
+__license__ = "MIT"
+__date__ = "19/09/2016"
+
+import os.path
+import glob
+
+def expand_filenames(filenames):
+    """
+    Takes a list of paths and expand it into a list of files.
+
+    :param List[str] filenames: list of filenames or path with wildcards
+    :rtype: List[str]
+    :return: list of existing filenames or non-existing files
+        (which was provided as input)
+    """
+    result = []
+    for filename in filenames:
+        if os.path.exists(filename):
+            result.append(filename)
+        elif glob.has_magic(filename):
+            result += glob.glob(filename)
+        else:
+            result.append(filename)
+    return result