Write a python program to sort words in alphabetical order

Python sort words in a list in alphabetical order

Python provides a predefined function sorted() that returns a sorted list of the specified list. It accepts both object types, numbers and strings. Numbers are sorted numerically, and strings are sorted alphabetically. But, we can not provide a list containing both.

sorted(iterable, key, reverse)

Here, the iterable is the required parameter that contains either sort, list, dictionary, or tuple. The key is the optional parameter, which is a function to decide the order parameter. The reverse is also optional, which accepts a boolean value. False will sort ascending, True will sort descending.

Python Alphabetic Order Example

In the given example, we have sorted words in ascending order-

vehicles = ("car","bike","truck","motorcycle","train")
x = sorted(vehicles)
print(x)

Output of the above code -

(env) c:\python37\Scripts\projects>test.py
['bike', 'car', 'motorcycle', 'train', 'truck']

Here is the other alphabetic order example in descending order-

vehicles = ("car","bike","truck","motorcycle","train")
x = sorted(vehicles, reverse=True)
print(x)

Output of the above code -

(env) c:\python37\Scripts\projects>test.py
['truck', 'train', 'motorcycle', 'car', 'bike']

Python Sort Words in a String in Alphabetical Order

In the given example, we have written a program to take a string input from the user and sort the words in that given string in alphabetical order.

input_str = input("Enter a string: ")

# breakdown the string into a list of words
words = input_str.split()

# sort the list
words.sort()

# display the sorted words  
print("The sorted words are:")
for word in words:
   print(word)

 Output of the above code0- 

Enter a string: John is smaller than Smith
The sorted words are:
John
Smith
is
smaller
than