How to sort list of strings based on alphabetical order?

Question

For example, I have a list of strings:

How to make pancakes from scratch
How to change a tire on a car
How to install a new showerhead
How to change clothes

I want to it be sorted as in the new list:

How to change a tire on a car
How to change clothes
How to install a new showerhead
How to make pancakes from scratch

In each of these strings, "How to" are the same, it has to look at the next character, and then get the order 'c/i/m', then 'a/c' etc.

L = ['How to make pancakes from scratch',
       'How to change a tire on a car',
       'How to install a new showerhead',
       'How to change clothes']

I can sort one string in alphabetical order. But how to extend the logic to a list of strings?

Have you plugged "python sort list" into your preferred search engine? — ChrisGPT was on strike, Mar 12 '23 at 22:11
Show us how you “sort one string in alphabetical order”. — Corvus, Mar 12 '23 at 22:11
@Corvus sorted(my_str). It turns out it also works for a list of strings. Thanks. — marlon, Mar 12 '23 at 22:13

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 14 '23 at 11:48

L = ['How to make pancakes from scratch',
       'How to change a tire on a car',
       'How to install a new showerhead',
       'How to change clothes']

sorted_list = sorted(L)

If we then use print(sorted_list) the output is:

['How to change a tire on a car', 'How to change clothes', 'How to install a new showerhead', 'How to make pancakes from scratch']

The sorted() function sorts the list in ascending order, which means that it sorts the strings in alphabetical order. If you want to sort the list in descending order, you can pass the reverse=True argument to the sorted() function:

sorted_list = sorted(L, reverse=True)
print(sorted_list)

Hope it works

How to sort list of strings based on alphabetical order?

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