How to Create Alphabetical Sorter in a String using Python

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In this tutorial, we will program 'How to Create an Alphabetical Sorter in a String using Python.' We will learn how to rearrange your string in alphabetical order using some sorting methods. The objective is to allow you to sort a string alphabetically. I will provide a sample program to demonstrate the actual coding process in this tutorial.

This topic is very easy to understand. Just follow the instructions I provide, and you can do it yourself with ease. The program I will show you covers the basics of programming to arrange the characters of a string in alphabetical order. I will do my best to provide you with a simple method for sorting a string. So, let's start with the coding.

Getting Started:

First you will have to download & install the Python IDLE's, here's the link for the Integrated Development And Learning Environment for Python https://www.python.org/downloads/.

Creating Main Function

This is the main function of the application. The following code will display a simple GUI in terminal console that will display program. To do this, simply copy and paste these blocks of code into the IDLE text editor.

1. def
   
   countSort(
   
   arr)
   
   :
   
2. 
   
3. 
   
4. output =
   
   [
   
   0
   
   for
   
   i in
   
   range
   
   (
   
   256
   
   )
   
   ]
   
5. 
   
6. count =
   
   [
   
   0
   
   for
   
   i in
   
   range
   
   (
   
   256
   
   )
   
   ]
   
7. 
   
8. 
   
9. ans =
   
   [
   
   ""
   
   for
   
   _ in
   
   arr]
   
10. 
    
11. for
    
    i in
    
    arr:
    
12. count[
    
    ord
    
    (
    
    i)
    
    ]
    
    +=
    
    1
    
13. 
    
14. 
    
15. for
    
    i in
    
    range
    
    (
    
    256
    
    )
    
    :
    
16. count[
    
    i]
    
    +=
    
    count[
    
    i-1
    
    ]
    
17. 
    
18. 
    
19. for
    
    i in
    
    range
    
    (
    
    len
    
    (
    
    arr)
    
    )
    
    :
    
20. output[
    
    count[
    
    ord
    
    (
    
    arr[
    
    i]
    
    )
    
    ]
    
    -1
    
    ]
    
    =
    
    arr[
    
    i]
    
21. count[
    
    ord
    
    (
    
    arr[
    
    i]
    
    )
    
    ]
    
    -=
    
    1
    
22. 
    
23. for
    
    i in
    
    range
    
    (
    
    len
    
    (
    
    arr)
    
    )
    
    :
    
24. ans[
    
    i]
    
    =
    
    output[
    
    i]
    
25. return
    
    ans
    
26. 
    
27. ret =
    
    False
    
28. 
    
29. while
    
    True
    
    :
    
30. print
    
    (
    
    "\n
    
    ================== Alphabetical Sorter in a String ==================\n
    
    \n
    
    "
    
    )
    
31. arr =
    
    "sourcecodester"
    
32. print
    
    (
    
    "Original String: "
    
    ,
    
    arr)
    
33. ans =
    
    countSort(
    
    arr)
    
34. print
    
    (
    
    "Alphabetical order: %s"
    
    %(
    
    ""
    
    .join
    
    (
    
    ans)
    
    )
    
    )
    
35. 
    
36. opt =
    
    input
    
    (
    
    "\n
    
    Do you want to try again?(yes/no): "
    
    )
    
37. 
    
38. if
    
    opt.lower
    
    (
    
    )
    
    ==
    
    'yes'
    
    :
    
39. ret=
    
    False
    
40. elif
    
    opt.lower
    
    (
    
    )
    
    ==
    
    'no'
    
    :
    
41. ret=
    
    True
    
42. print
    
    (
    
    "Exiting program...."
    
    )
    
43. 
    
44. else
    
    :
    
45. print
    
    (
    
    "Please enter yes/no:"
    
    )
    
46. break
    
47. 
    
48. if
    
    ret ==
    
    False
    
    :
    
49. continue
    

This script sorts the string sourcecodester alphabetically using the counting sort algorithm. It repeatedly prompts the user to rerun the sorting process or exit the program. Each time, it prints the original string and its sorted version, allowing the user to choose whether to continue or exit based on their input.

Output:

There you have it we successfully created How to Create Alphabetical Sorter in a String using Python. I hope that this simple tutorial help you to what you are looking for. For more updates and tutorials just kindly visit this site. Enjoy Coding!

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