code: def process_inputs(self):
          
          ret = []
          files = self.args.files
          if files is None:
              return ret
  
          for fname in files:
  
              # arguments are host specs
              if self.args.hosts:
                  sub = self.process_host(fname, fname, 0)
                  if sub is not None:
                      ret.append(sub)
                  continue
  
              # arguments are file names
              fh = open(fname, 'r')
              with fh:
                  data = fh.read()
                  sub = self.process_tls(data, fname)
                  ret.append(sub)
  
          return ret
docs: Processes input data
          :return: