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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def port_list_compress(port_list):
 """ Compress a port list and return a string. """


    if not port_list or len(port_list) == 0:
        LOGGER.info("Invalid or empty port list.")
        return ''

    port_list = sorted(set(port_list))
    compressed_list = []
    for key, group in itertools.groupby(enumerate(port_list),
                                        lambda t: t[1] - t[0]):
        group = list(group)
        if group[0][1] == group[-1][1]:
            compressed_list.append(str(group[0][1]))
        else:
            compressed_list.append(str(group[0][1]) + '-' + str(group[-1][1]))

    return ','.join(compressed_list)