Split a list in a given number of sub-list equitably distributed.

split_list.py

def split_list(source_list, number_of_chunks):
    chunks = []
    start  = 0
    step   = len(source_list) / number_of_chunks
    rest   = len(source_list) % number_of_chunks
    end    = start + step
        
    for i in range(0,number_of_chunks):
        chunks.append(source_list[start:end])
        start = end
        end   = start + step
        
    for i in range(0, rest) :
        chunks[i].append(source_list[-(i+1)])
        
    return chunks