def _FilterOutPathInfoDuplicates(path_infos):
  """Filters out duplicates from passed PathInfo objects.

  Args:
    path_infos: An iterable with PathInfo objects.

  Returns:
    A list of PathInfo objects with duplicates removed. Duplicates are
    removed following this logic: they're sorted by (ctime, mtime, atime,
    inode number) in the descending order and then the first one is taken
    and the others are dropped.
  """
  pi_dict = {}

  for pi in path_infos:
    path_key = (pi.path_type, pi.GetPathID())
    pi_dict.setdefault(path_key, []).append(pi)

  def _SortKey(pi):
    return (
        pi.stat_entry.st_ctime,
        pi.stat_entry.st_mtime,
        pi.stat_entry.st_atime,
        pi.stat_entry.st_ino,
    )

  for pi_values in pi_dict.values():
    if len(pi_values) > 1:
      pi_values.sort(key=_SortKey, reverse=True)

  return [v[0] for v in pi_dict.values()]
Filters out duplicates from passed PathInfo objects.

  Args:
    path_infos: An iterable with PathInfo objects.

  Returns:
    A list of PathInfo objects with duplicates removed. Duplicates are
    removed following this logic: they're sorted by (ctime, mtime, atime,
    inode number) in the descending order and then the first one is taken
    and the others are dropped.