[Tutor] string list in alphabetical!

[Mark Lawrence]

On 21/10/2013 01:16, Sammy Cornet wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I'm using python 2.7.5 version and I'm trying to write a program related
> to a file named unsorted_fruits.txt contains a list of 26 fruits, each
> one with a name that begins with a different letter of the alphabet. My
> program's goal is to read in the fruits from the file
> unsorted_fruits.txt and writes them out in alphabetical order to a file
> named sorted_fruits.txt while I'm using while loop
>
> For this assignment you must incorporate the use of a list, for loop and
> / or while loop.
>
> so here is what I have on my script:
>
>
> infile = open('Desktop/unsorted_fruits.docx' ,"r")
>
> outfile = open('Desktop/sorted_fruits.docx', 'w')
>
>
> def find():
>
>      index = 0
>
>      while index < 26:
>
>          list < 26
>
>          list = ["a", "b", "c", "e", "f", "g", "h", "i", "j", "k", "l",
> "m", "n" "o", "p", "q", "r", "s", "t", "u", "v", "w", "z", "y", "z"]
>
>          if index[0] == list[0]:
>
>              infile = list + 1
>
>              print infile
>
>          index += 1
>
>      infile.close()
>
>      outfile.close()
>
>
> And here is my output:
>
> Python 2.7.5 (default, May 15 2013, 22:43:36) [MSC v.1500 32 bit
> (Intel)] on win32
> Type "copyright", "credits" or "license()" for more information.
>  >>> ================================ RESTART
> ================================
>  >>>
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>    File "F:/7.real.py", line 1, in <module>
>      infile = open('Desktop/unsorted_fruits.docx' ,"r")
> IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'Desktop/unsorted_fruits.docx'
>  >>>
>

Once you have fixed the file name error which Steven has already pointed 
out, do you intend to call the function find that you have defined?  If 
yes can I suggest that you use paper and pencil to work out what it 
does, or more accurately doesn't do, as it's strewn with errors.

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Mark Lawrence