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Write a python program to sort words in alphabetical order

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Write a python program to sort words in alphabetical order

In this exercise, you will learn how to sort words in alphabetic order using Python. Python is a high-level, open source, general-purpose programming language. It enables us to write clear, logical applications for small and large tasks. It has a set of useful libraries, packages, and functions that minimise the use of code in our day-to-day life. A simple Python programming task is sorting a list of words or items in alphabetical order. You may need to add this feature to sort a list of items in e-commerce application development.

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2022-05-15
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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

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