def continuous_partition_data(data, bins='auto', n_bins=10):
    """Convenience method for building a partition object on continuous data

    Args:
        data (list-like): The data from which to construct the estimate.
        bins (string): One of 'uniform' (for uniformly spaced bins), 'ntile' (for percentile-spaced bins), or 'auto' (for automatically spaced bins)
        n_bins (int): Ignored if bins is auto.

    Returns:
        A new partition_object::

        {
            "bins": (list) The endpoints of the partial partition of reals,
            "weights": (list) The densities of the bins implied by the partition.
        }
    """
    if bins == 'uniform':
        bins = np.linspace(start=np.min(data), stop=np.max(data), num=n_bins+1)
    elif bins == 'ntile':
        bins = np.percentile(data, np.linspace(
            start=0, stop=100, num=n_bins+1))
    elif bins != 'auto':
        raise ValueError("Invalid parameter for bins argument")

    hist, bin_edges = np.histogram(data, bins, density=False)

    return {
        "bins": bin_edges,
        "weights": hist / len(data)
    }