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+"""module for chunks functions"""
+
+import math
+
+
+def divide_into_chunks(the_list, number_chunks):
+    """Divides a list into approximately number_chunks smaller lists
+
+    >>> divide_into_chunks([1, 2, 7, 3, 22, 8, 5, 22, 333], 3)
+    [[1, 2, 7], [3, 22, 8], [5, 22, 333]]
+    >>> divide_into_chunks([1, 2, 7, 3, 22, 8, 5, 22, 333], 4)
+    [[1, 2, 7], [3, 22, 8], [5, 22, 333]]
+    >>> divide_into_chunks([1, 2, 7, 3, 22, 8, 5, 22, 333], 5)
+    [[1, 2], [7, 3], [22, 8], [5, 22], [333]]
+    >>>
+
+    """
+    length = len(the_list)
+
+    if length == 0:
+        return [[]]
+
+    if length <= number_chunks:
+        number_chunks = length
+
+    chunksize = int(math.ceil(length / number_chunks))
+
+    chunks = []
+    for counter in range(0, length, chunksize):
+        chunks.append(the_list[counter:counter+chunksize])
+
+    return chunks