7 examples of 'python compare strings alphabetically' in Python

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oldValue: The value to replace with newValue.
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    newValue: The new value of the element at index.
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def Compare(self,a,b):
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 """
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 Compare(self: Comparer,a: object,b: object) -> int
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  Performs a case-sensitive comparison of two objects of the same type and returns a value 
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   indicating whether one is less than,equal to,or greater than the other.
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  a: The first object to compare.
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  b: The second object to compare.
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  Returns: A signed integer that indicates the relative values of a and b,as shown in the following 
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   table.Value Meaning Less than zero a is less than b. Zero a equals b. Greater than zero a is 
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   greater than b.
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 pass

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def spezial_cmp(a,b):
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    """
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    Abgewandelte Form für sort()
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    Sortiert alle mit "_" beginnenen items nach oben
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    """
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    def get_first_letter(l):
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        """
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        Einfache Art den ersten Buchstaben in einer verschachtelten
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        Liste zu finden. Funktioniert aber nur dann, wenn es nur Listen
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        sind und immer [0] irgendwann zu einem String wird!
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        """
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        if isinstance(l, list):
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            get_first_letter(l[0])
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        return l[0]
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    a = get_first_letter(a)
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    b = get_first_letter(b)
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    return locale.strcoll(a,b)

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def sort_asc(string):
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    return str(string).lower()

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def compare(a, b):
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    """ Constant time string comparision, mitigates side channel attacks. """
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    if len(a) != len(b):
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      return False
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    result = 0
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    for x, y in zip(a, b):
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      result |= ord(x) ^ ord(y)
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    return result == 0

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def test_simple_sort(self):
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    input_lines = [
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        '1',
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        '3',
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        '2',
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    ]
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    expected_output_lines = [
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        '1',
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        '2',
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        '3',
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    ]
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    self.assertEqual(sort_lines(input_lines), expected_output_lines)

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def compare(a, b, *, key=None):
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    pass