Lists and putting in alphabetical order [closed]

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Hello I am unsure why the following is not working? I could really use some help! I am trying to find the string that comes first alphabetically from a list of strings. Here is the code:

L1 = ['green', 'pink', '123', 'abc12', 'tree', 'house', 'cat', 'dog', 'red', 'green']

print ("L1 = ", L1)



#This will be the string that comes first alphabetically from the list and to check each element to see if it is an alphabetic string/if it should replace the value of first.

    first = str()

    for chr in L1:

        if chr.isalpha():

            first = chr

        else:

            print (chr, "is not an alphabetic string")



#If a string contains all alphabetic characters see if first should be changed.

    for chr in L1:

        if chr.isalpha():

            first.sort(key=str.lower)

            print(first)

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closed as too broad by Robert Harvey♦ Nov 18 at 2:06

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Could you define "not working" for us?
– Draco18s
Nov 18 at 2:11

It is not working properly for the output that I want. I would like it put all the items from the list that are only alphabetical into the variable "first", and then sort "first" alphabetically so I will know which item shows up first in the list of only alphabetical items. The objective is to find the string that comes first alphabetically from a list of strings.
– computergirl
Nov 18 at 2:26

You aren't treating first like a list at all, its a string. As in, one string, not a list of strings. You also literally have no comparisons at all. The only if statement you have is one that checks to see if an entry is alpha-numeric.
– Draco18s
Nov 18 at 3:58

Thanks for revising your question. However, this is still not on topic to be reopened - see how to create a Minimal, Complete, and Verifiable example. Thanks! (From Review) - More specifically: "Describe the problem. "It doesn't work" is not a problem statement. Tell us what the expected behavior should be. Tell us what the exact wording of the error message is, and which line of code is producing it. Put a brief summary of the problem in the title of your question."
– K.Dᴀᴠɪs
Nov 18 at 6:00

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Hello I am unsure why the following is not working? I could really use some help! I am trying to find the string that comes first alphabetically from a list of strings. Here is the code:

L1 = ['green', 'pink', '123', 'abc12', 'tree', 'house', 'cat', 'dog', 'red', 'green']

print ("L1 = ", L1)



#This will be the string that comes first alphabetically from the list and to check each element to see if it is an alphabetic string/if it should replace the value of first.

    first = str()

    for chr in L1:

        if chr.isalpha():

            first = chr

        else:

            print (chr, "is not an alphabetic string")



#If a string contains all alphabetic characters see if first should be changed.

    for chr in L1:

        if chr.isalpha():

            first.sort(key=str.lower)

            print(first)

edited Nov 18 at 2:39

asked Nov 18 at 2:04

computergirl

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closed as too broad by Robert Harvey♦ Nov 18 at 2:06

Could you define "not working" for us?
– Draco18s
Nov 18 at 2:11

It is not working properly for the output that I want. I would like it put all the items from the list that are only alphabetical into the variable "first", and then sort "first" alphabetically so I will know which item shows up first in the list of only alphabetical items. The objective is to find the string that comes first alphabetically from a list of strings.
– computergirl
Nov 18 at 2:26

You aren't treating first like a list at all, its a string. As in, one string, not a list of strings. You also literally have no comparisons at all. The only if statement you have is one that checks to see if an entry is alpha-numeric.
– Draco18s
Nov 18 at 3:58

Thanks for revising your question. However, this is still not on topic to be reopened - see how to create a Minimal, Complete, and Verifiable example. Thanks! (From Review) - More specifically: "Describe the problem. "It doesn't work" is not a problem statement. Tell us what the expected behavior should be. Tell us what the exact wording of the error message is, and which line of code is producing it. Put a brief summary of the problem in the title of your question."
– K.Dᴀᴠɪs
Nov 18 at 6:00

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Hello I am unsure why the following is not working? I could really use some help! I am trying to find the string that comes first alphabetically from a list of strings. Here is the code:

L1 = ['green', 'pink', '123', 'abc12', 'tree', 'house', 'cat', 'dog', 'red', 'green']

print ("L1 = ", L1)



#This will be the string that comes first alphabetically from the list and to check each element to see if it is an alphabetic string/if it should replace the value of first.

    first = str()

    for chr in L1:

        if chr.isalpha():

            first = chr

        else:

            print (chr, "is not an alphabetic string")



#If a string contains all alphabetic characters see if first should be changed.

    for chr in L1:

        if chr.isalpha():

            first.sort(key=str.lower)

            print(first)

edited Nov 18 at 2:39

asked Nov 18 at 2:04

computergirl

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Hello I am unsure why the following is not working? I could really use some help! I am trying to find the string that comes first alphabetically from a list of strings. Here is the code:

L1 = ['green', 'pink', '123', 'abc12', 'tree', 'house', 'cat', 'dog', 'red', 'green']

print ("L1 = ", L1)



#This will be the string that comes first alphabetically from the list and to check each element to see if it is an alphabetic string/if it should replace the value of first.

    first = str()

    for chr in L1:

        if chr.isalpha():

            first = chr

        else:

            print (chr, "is not an alphabetic string")



#If a string contains all alphabetic characters see if first should be changed.

    for chr in L1:

        if chr.isalpha():

            first.sort(key=str.lower)

            print(first)

list alphabetical

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edited Nov 18 at 2:39

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closed as too broad by Robert Harvey♦ Nov 18 at 2:06

Could you define "not working" for us?
– Draco18s
Nov 18 at 2:11

It is not working properly for the output that I want. I would like it put all the items from the list that are only alphabetical into the variable "first", and then sort "first" alphabetically so I will know which item shows up first in the list of only alphabetical items. The objective is to find the string that comes first alphabetically from a list of strings.
– computergirl
Nov 18 at 2:26

You aren't treating first like a list at all, its a string. As in, one string, not a list of strings. You also literally have no comparisons at all. The only if statement you have is one that checks to see if an entry is alpha-numeric.
– Draco18s
Nov 18 at 3:58

Thanks for revising your question. However, this is still not on topic to be reopened - see how to create a Minimal, Complete, and Verifiable example. Thanks! (From Review) - More specifically: "Describe the problem. "It doesn't work" is not a problem statement. Tell us what the expected behavior should be. Tell us what the exact wording of the error message is, and which line of code is producing it. Put a brief summary of the problem in the title of your question."
– K.Dᴀᴠɪs
Nov 18 at 6:00

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Could you define "not working" for us?
– Draco18s
Nov 18 at 2:11

It is not working properly for the output that I want. I would like it put all the items from the list that are only alphabetical into the variable "first", and then sort "first" alphabetically so I will know which item shows up first in the list of only alphabetical items. The objective is to find the string that comes first alphabetically from a list of strings.
– computergirl
Nov 18 at 2:26

You aren't treating first like a list at all, its a string. As in, one string, not a list of strings. You also literally have no comparisons at all. The only if statement you have is one that checks to see if an entry is alpha-numeric.
– Draco18s
Nov 18 at 3:58

Thanks for revising your question. However, this is still not on topic to be reopened - see how to create a Minimal, Complete, and Verifiable example. Thanks! (From Review) - More specifically: "Describe the problem. "It doesn't work" is not a problem statement. Tell us what the expected behavior should be. Tell us what the exact wording of the error message is, and which line of code is producing it. Put a brief summary of the problem in the title of your question."
– K.Dᴀᴠɪs
Nov 18 at 6:00

Could you define "not working" for us?
– Draco18s
Nov 18 at 2:11

It is not working properly for the output that I want. I would like it put all the items from the list that are only alphabetical into the variable "first", and then sort "first" alphabetically so I will know which item shows up first in the list of only alphabetical items. The objective is to find the string that comes first alphabetically from a list of strings.
– computergirl
Nov 18 at 2:26

You aren't treating first like a list at all, its a string. As in, one string, not a list of strings. You also literally have no comparisons at all. The only if statement you have is one that checks to see if an entry is alpha-numeric.
– Draco18s
Nov 18 at 3:58

Thanks for revising your question. However, this is still not on topic to be reopened - see how to create a Minimal, Complete, and Verifiable example. Thanks! (From Review) - More specifically: "Describe the problem. "It doesn't work" is not a problem statement. Tell us what the expected behavior should be. Tell us what the exact wording of the error message is, and which line of code is producing it. Put a brief summary of the problem in the title of your question."
– K.Dᴀᴠɪs
Nov 18 at 6:00

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