def entropy_bits(
            lst: Union[
                List[Union[int, str, float, complex]],
                Tuple[Union[int, str, float, complex]]
            ]
    ) -> float:
        """Calculate the entropy of a wordlist or a numerical range.

        Keyword arguments:
        lst -- A wordlist as list or tuple, or a numerical range as a list:
        (minimum, maximum)

        """
        if not isinstance(lst, (tuple, list)):
            raise TypeError('lst must be a list or a tuple')

        size = len(lst)
        if (
                size == 2
                and isinstance(lst[0], (int, float))
                and isinstance(lst[1], (int, float))
        ):
            return calc_entropy_bits_nrange(lst[0], lst[1])

        return calc_entropy_bits(lst)
Calculate the entropy of a wordlist or a numerical range.

        Keyword arguments:
        lst -- A wordlist as list or tuple, or a numerical range as a list:
        (minimum, maximum)