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natsort_natural_string_sorting_vs_default_python_sort.py

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Demonstrates how to perform a natural sort on a list of strings containing numbe

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natsort_natural_string_sorting_vs_default_python_sort.py
1from natsort import natsorted, ns
2
3data = ['el1', 'el11', 'el2', 'el10', 'el20', 'el3']
4
5# Default Python sorting
6print(sorted(data))
7# Output: ['el1', 'el10', 'el11', 'el2', 'el20', 'el3']
8
9# Natural sorting with natsort
10print(natsorted(data))
11# Output: ['el1', 'el2', 'el3', 'el10', 'el11', 'el20']