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))

weigh = lambda a,b: sum(b)-sum(a)
FindCoin = lambda A: 0 if (n := len(A)) == 1 else (m := n//3) * (w := 1 + weigh(A[:m], A[2*m:])) + FindCoin(A[m*w:m*(w+1)])
print(FindCoin([1,1,1,1,1,1,1,2,1]))

#question1.py
def rose(n) :
  if n==0 : 
    yield []
  else :
    for k in range(0,n) :    
      for l in rose(k) :
        for r in rose(n-1-k) :      
            yield [l]+[r]+[r]
            
def start(n) :
  for x in rose(n) : 
      print(x) #basically I am printing x for each rose(n) file


print("starting program: \n")
start(2) # here is where I call the start function

# Python program for implementation of Selection
# Sort
import sys
A = [64, 25, 12, 22, 11]

# Traverse through all array elements
for i in range(len(A)):
	
	# Find the minimum element in remaining
	# unsorted array
	min_idx = i
	for j in range(i+1, len(A)):
		if A[min_idx] > A[j]:
			min_idx = j
			
	# Swap the found minimum element with
	# the first element		
	A[i], A[min_idx] = A[min_idx], A[i]

# Driver code to test above
print ("Sorted array")
for i in range(len(A)):
	print("%d" %A[i]),

def generate_pascals_triangle(num_rows):
    triangle = []
    for row in range(num_rows):
        # Initialize the row with 1
        current_row = [1]

        # Calculate the values for the current row
        if row > 0:
            previous_row = triangle[row - 1]
            for i in range(len(previous_row) - 1):
                current_row.append(previous_row[i] + previous_row[i + 1])

        # Append 1 at the end of the row
        current_row.append(1)

        # Add the current row to the triangle
        triangle.append(current_row)

    return triangle


def display_pascals_triangle(triangle):
    for row in triangle:
        for number in row:
            print(number, end=" ")
        print()


# Prompt the user for the number of rows
num_rows = int(input("Enter the number of rows for Pascal's Triangle: "))

# Generate Pascal's Triangle
pascals_triangle = generate_pascals_triangle(num_rows)

# Display Pascal's Triangle
display_pascals_triangle(pascals_triangle)