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+"""Miscellaneous utility functions"""
+
+def list_add(dst, src):
+    """
+    Extends the target list with a scalar, or contents of the given list
+    """
+    if isinstance(src, list):
+        dst.extend(src)
+    else:
+        dst.append(src)
+
+
+def pivot(string, idx, keep_pivot=False):
+    """
+    A function to split a string in two, pivoting at string[idx].
+    If keep_pivot is set, the pivot character is included in the second string.
+    Alternatively, it is omitted.
+    """
+    if keep_pivot:
+        return (string[:idx], string[idx:])
+    else:
+        return (string[:idx], string[idx+1:])