Question

How to sort a string with digits and letters (letters before digits) in Python

Answer 1

import re

def custom_sort(string):
    return "".join(sorted(string, key=lambda x: (x.isdigit(), x)))

input_str = "d2c4b3a1"
sorted_str = custom_sort(input_str)

print("Custom sorted string:", sorted_str)

 
 
 
'''
run:
 
Custom sorted string: abcd1234
 
'''

 

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