def to_ranges(lst):
    """
    Convert a list of numbers to a list of ranges::

    >>> numbers = [1,2,3,5,6]
    >>> list(to_ranges(numbers))
    [(1, 3), (5, 6)]

    """
    for a, b in itertools.groupby(enumerate(lst), lambda t: t[1] - t[0]):
        b = list(b)
        yield b[0][1], b[-1][1]