def METHOD_NAME(list_a):
    print("list_a = ", list_a)
    list_b = []
    for spot in list_a:
        spot = spot.strip()
        print("spot = ", spot)
        if spot == '':
            pass
        elif ' ' in spot:
            sline = spot.split(' ')
            print("sline = ", sline)
            if sline[1] == 'THRU':
                if 'BY' in sline:
                    by = sline[4]
                else:
                    by = 1
                #print("BY = %s" % by)
                vals = set()
                start_value = interpret_value(sline[0])
                end_value = interpret_value(sline[2]) + 1
                for i in range(start_value, end_value, by):
                    vals.add(i)
                #print("vals = ", vals)
                if 'EXCEPT' in sline:
                    iexcept = sline.index('EXCEPT')
                    #print("e = ", sline[iexcept])
                    excepted = int(sline[iexcept + 1])
                    vals.remove(excepted)
                vals = list(vals)
                list_b += vals
                print("vals = ", vals)
            else:
                print("sline = ", sline)
        else:
            #print("spot = %s" % (spot))
            if '/' in spot:
                list_b.append(spot)
            else:
                list_b.append(interpret_value(spot))
    return list_b