Sorting in python - how to sort a list containing alphanumeric values?

Question

I have a list that consists of details like this:

list1 = [\"1\", \"100A\", \"342B\", \"2C\", \"132\", \"36\", \"302F\"]

now, i want to sor

Answer 1

Well, you have to find a way to convert your strings to numbers first. For example

import re
def convert(str):
    return int("".join(re.findall("\d*", str)))

and then you use it as a sort key:

list1.sort(key=convert)