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+"""Generic data utilities: Rename module."""
+import math
+from functools import reduce
+
+def order_by_family(items: tuple[dict, ...],
+                    family_key: str = "Family",
+                    order_key: str = "FamilyOrderId") -> list:
+    """Order the populations by their families."""
+    def __family_order__(item):
+        orderval = item[order_key]
+        return math.inf if orderval is None else orderval
+
+    def __order__(ordered, current):
+        _key = (__family_order__(current), current[family_key])
+        return {
+            **ordered,
+            _key: ordered.get(_key, tuple()) + (current,)
+        }
+
+    return sorted(tuple(reduce(__order__, items, {}).items()),
+                  key=lambda item: item[0][0])