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Here’s the Python code that implements the provided specification: import pandas as pd from datetime import timedelta, datetime # Assume df is a DataFrame with 'Date' column dmin, dmax = df['Date'].min(), df['Date'].max() def add_dct(lst, _type, _from, _to): lst.append({ 'type': _type, 'from': _from if isinstance(_from, str) else _from.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT20:%M:%S.000Z"), 'to': _to if isinstance(_to, str) else _to.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT20:%M:%S.000Z"), 'days': 0, "coef":[0.1,0.1,0.1,0.1,0.1,0.1] }) # STEP 1 lst = sorted(lst, key=lambda d: pd.Timestamp(d['from'])) # STEP 2 add_dct(lst, 'df_first', dmin, lst[0]['from']) # STEP 3 add_dct(lst, 'df_mid', dmin + timedelta(days=7), dmin + timedelta(days=8)) # STEP 4 add_dct(lst, 'df_last', dmax, dmax) # STEP 5 lst = sorted(lst, key=lambda d: pd.