Adds a utility function for formating list into string.

PiperOrigin-RevId: 484026229

Author: shs037

tensorflow_privacy/privacy/privacy_tests/BUILD

@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ py_test(
     srcs = ["utils_test.py"],
     python_version = "PY3",
     srcs_version = "PY3",
-    deps = [":utils"],
+    deps = [
+        ":utils",
+        "//third_party/py/parameterized",
+    ],
 )
 
 py_test(

tensorflow_privacy/privacy/privacy_tests/utils.py

@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
 
 import enum
 import logging
-from typing import Callable, Optional, Union
+import numbers
+from typing import Callable, Iterable, Optional, Union
 
 import numpy as np
 from scipy import special
@@ -254,3 +255,9 @@ def get_loss(
   else:
     loss = loss_function(labels, predictions, sample_weight)
   return loss
+
+
+def format_number_list(input_list: Iterable[numbers.Number],
+                       precision: int = 4) -> str:
+  """Formats list of numbers as a string."""
+  return ', '.join([f'{x:.{precision}f}' for x in input_list])

tensorflow_privacy/privacy/privacy_tests/utils_test.py

@@ -280,5 +280,43 @@ def test_get_loss_call_loss_function(self, loss_function, multilabel_data,
       mock_squared_loss.assert_called_once()
 
 
+@parameterized.parameters(
+    # integer list, one element
+    ([1], 0, '1'),
+    ([-1], 1, '-1.0'),
+    # integer list, multiple elements
+    ([1, 2, 3], 0, '1, 2, 3'),
+    ([-1, 2, -3], 1, '-1.0, 2.0, -3.0'),
+    # float list, one element
+    ([1.1], 0, '1'),
+    ([1.1], 1, '1.1'),
+    ([-1.1], 3, '-1.100'),
+    # float and integer combined, multiple elements
+    ([0, 1.1, 2.22, 3.333], 0, '0, 1, 2, 3'),
+    ([0, 1.1, -2.22, 3.333], 1, '0.0, 1.1, -2.2, 3.3'),
+    ([0, 1.1, 2.22, 3.333], 3, '0.000, 1.100, 2.220, 3.333'),
+    # inf and nan
+    ([np.inf, 1, -2.22, -np.inf, np.nan], 1, 'inf, 1.0, -2.2, -inf, nan'),
+    # empty list
+    ([], 1, ''),
+    # iterables other than list
+    ((np.inf, 1, 2.2), 0, 'inf, 1, 2'),
+    (range(-1, 3), 1, '-1.0, 0.0, 1.0, 2.0'))
+class TestPrintNumberList(parameterized.TestCase):
+
+  def test_format_list(self, input_list, precision, expected_output):
+    self.assertEqual(
+        utils.format_number_list(input_list, precision), expected_output)
+
+  def test_format_iterator(self, input_list, precision, expected_output):
+    self.assertEqual(
+        utils.format_number_list(iter(input_list), precision), expected_output)
+
+  def test_format_numpy_array(self, input_list, precision, expected_output):
+    self.assertEqual(
+        utils.format_number_list(np.array(input_list), precision),
+        expected_output)
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
   absltest.main()