code: def get_colorscale(scale):
      
  
      if type(scale) in string_types:
          scale = get_scales(scale)
      else:
          if type(scale) != list:
              raise Exception(
                  "scale needs to be either a scale name or list of colors")
  
      cs = [[1.0 * c / (len(scale) - 1), scale[c]] for c in range(len(scale))]
      cs.sort()
      return cs
docs: Returns a color scale to be used for a plotly figure
  
      Parameters:
      -----------
              scale : str or list
                      Color scale name
                      If the color name is preceded by a minus (-) 
                      then the scale is inversed.
                      Also accepts a list of colors (rgb,rgba,hex)
  
      Example:
              get_colorscale('accent')
              get_colorscale(['rgb(127,201,127)','rgb(190,174,212)','rgb(253,192,134)'])