Python - sorting a list -

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i started playing list , know.

if have data in list in format ['john 1', 'jack 2']

how sort them number?

you can pass key sorted function extracts number splitting on space , converts integer.

a = ['john 2', 'jack 1']  print(sorted(a, key=lambda x:int(x.split(' ')[-1]))) # ['jack 1', 'john 2']