[Tutor] How to sort float number from big numbers to small numbers?

David Rock david at graniteweb.com
Mon Sep 25 09:36:55 EDT 2017


> On Sep 24, 2017, at 22:34, edmundo pierre via Tutor <tutor at python.org> wrote:
> 
> I am trying to sort float numbers input by an user from the bigger to smaller number. I do not know how to compare float numbers. Any ideas? Thank you!
> Edwin

Some basic ideas to think about:

1. inputs are usually strings, so make sure you are storing them as floats
2. put them in a list.  You can then use list built-ins to sort 

What have you tried so far?  Are you trying to start at all, or are you trying things that aren’t working?


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