def METHOD_NAME(inputList):
    '''List of input files (after resolving wildcards, removing duplicates, and sorting)
    '''
    ret = set()
    for input_i in inputList:
        inputFiles_i = glob.glob(input_i)
        if len(inputFiles_i) == 0:
            inputFiles_i = [input_i]
        for input_j in inputFiles_i:
            ret.add(os.path.abspath(os.path.realpath(input_j)) if os.path.isfile(input_j) else input_j)
    return sorted(list(ret))