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natsort_natural_string_sorting_with_embedded_numbers.py
pythonSorts a list of strings containing numbers in a natural, human-intuitive way rat
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natsort_natural_string_sorting_with_embedded_numbers.py
1from natsort import natsorted
2
3data = ['2 ft 7 in', '1 ft 5 in', '10 ft 2 in', '2 ft 11 in', '7 ft 6 in']
4# Standard python sort:
5# ['1 ft 5 in', '10 ft 2 in', '2 ft 11 in', '2 ft 7 in', '7 ft 6 in']
6print(sorted(data))
7
8# Natural sort:
9# ['1 ft 5 in', '2 ft 7 in', '2 ft 11 in', '7 ft 6 in', '10 ft 2 in']
10print(natsorted(data))