# Import required module for sorting
import functools
# Comparator function to sort strings as decimal numbers
def compare_as_decimal(a, b):
# Convert strings to float for comparison
num_a = float(a)
num_b = float(b)
return (num_a > num_b) - (num_a < num_b) # Equivalent to Java's Double.compare
# Input list of strings
numbers = ["12.3", "5.6", "789.1", "3.14", "456.0", "0", "0.01", "4.0"]
# Sort the list using the custom comparator
numbers.sort(key=functools.cmp_to_key(compare_as_decimal))
print("Sorted list of decimal strings:")
for num in numbers:
print(num, end=" ")
"""
run:
Sorted list of decimal strings:
0 0.01 3.14 4.0 5.6 12.3 456.0 789.1
"""
