Unused reduce_seeds in internetarchive/openlibrary

[Adeelp1]

Question

Is the reduce_seeds function in openlibrary/core/lists/engine.py currently used within this repository, or is it intended for use in an external context?

Additional context

While exploring the codebase, I noticed that reduce_seeds does not appear to be referenced anywhere in this repository.

However, I found that a similar function is used in the openlibrary/openlibrary repo as part of a processing flow.

I wanted to confirm whether:

• this function is expected to be used externally (e.g., scripts, pipelines), or
• it is currently unused and could be considered for cleanup/refactor.

Resolution Details (for maintainers)

Issue resolution criteria

Clarify whether reduce_seeds is actively used. If unused, confirm whether it should be removed or documented.

Stakeholders

@Adeelp1

[Sbragul26]

@Adeelp1 Can i work on this issue..?

[eshantharjun9-hub]

I'm working on this

[Adeelp1]

Thanks for your interest!

This issue is mainly to clarify whether reduce_seeds is actually used or meant for some external purpose, not really a bug or something to fix right now.

Once a maintainer confirms, there might be a follow-up task (like cleanup or docs), and that would be a good thing to work on 👍

[mekarpeles]

Seems unused, low priority, @Adeelp1 feel free to remove.