Use this function to automatically filter all the entries defined for a
    given rule.

    Params:
        conflicts_list(List[Conflict]): the list of conflicts to filter.
        fields(List[str]): fields to filter out, using an accessor syntax of
            the form ``field.subfield.subsubfield``.

    Return:
        List[Conflict]: the given list filtered by `fields`

def filter_conflicts(conflicts_list, fields):
    """Use this function to automatically filter all the entries defined for a
    given rule.

    Params:
        conflicts_list(List[Conflict]): the list of conflicts to filter.
        fields(List[str]): fields to filter out, using an accessor syntax of
            the form ``field.subfield.subsubfield``.

    Return:
        List[Conflict]: the given list filtered by `fields`
    """
    for field in fields:
        conflicts_list = filter_conflicts_by_path(conflicts_list, field)

    return conflicts_list