my_list = ["blue", "red", "green"]

#1- Using sort or srted directly or with specifc keys
my_list.sort() #sorts alphabetically or in an ascending order for numeric data 
my_list = sorted(my_list, key=len) #sorts the list based on the length of the strings from shortest to longest. 
# You can use reverse=True to flip the order

#2- Using locale and functools 
import locale
from functools import cmp_to_key
my_list = sorted(my_list, key=cmp_to_key(locale.strcoll))

{"name": "search", "parameters": {"q": "python programming", "num": 10}}

from collections import defaultdict

def combine_values(*dicts):
  res = defaultdict(list)
  for d in dicts:
    for key in d:
      res[key].append(d[key])
  return dict(res)
  
d1 = {'a': 1, 'b': 'foo', 'c': 400}
d2 = {'a': 3, 'b': 200, 'd': 400}

combine_values(d1, d2) # {'a': [1, 3], 'b': ['foo', 200], 'c': [400], 'd': [400]}

def clamp_number(num, a, b):
  return max(min(num, max(a, b)), min(a, b))
  
clamp_number(2, 3, 5) # 3
clamp_number(1, -1, -5) # -1

import os

# Get the current directory
current_dir = os.getcwd()

# Loop through each file in the current directory
for filename in os.listdir(current_dir):

    # Check if the file name starts with a number followed by a period and a space
    if filename[0].isdigit() and filename[1] == '.' and filename[2] == ' ':
        
        # Remove the number, period, and space from the file name
        new_filename = filename[3:]
        
        # Rename the file
        os.rename(os.path.join(current_dir, filename), os.path.join(current_dir, new_filename))

""" Currency Converter
----------------------------------------
"""
import urllib.request
import json
def currency_converter(currency_from, currency_to, currency_input):
    yql_base_url = "https://query.yahooapis.com/v1/public/yql"
    yql_query = 'select%20*%20from%20yahoo.finance.xchange%20where%20pair' \
                '%20in%20("'+currency_from+currency_to+'")'
    yql_query_url = yql_base_url + "?q=" + yql_query + "&format=json&env=store%3A%2F%2Fdatatables.org%2Falltableswithkeys"
    try:
        yql_response = urllib.request.urlopen(yql_query_url)
        try:
            json_string = str(yql_response.read())
            json_string = json_string[2:
            json_string = json_string[:-1]
            print(json_string)
            yql_json = json.loads(json_string)
            last_rate = yql_json['query']['results']['rate']['Rate']
            currency_output = currency_input * float(last_rate)
            return currency_output
        except (ValueError, KeyError, TypeError):
            print(yql_query_url)
            return "JSON format error"
    except IOError as e:
        print(str(e))
currency_input = 1
#currency codes : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_4217
currency_from = "USD"
currency_to = "TRY"
rate = currency_converter(currency_from, currency_to, currency_input)
print(rate)