Alpha Order

Write a program that compares several strings using the comparison operators < and >. You should display the strings and display the Boolean evaluation (True or False) that the comparison gives you.

Produce:

  • 5 examples of two words where the first word comes before the second word in alphabetical order.

  • 5 examples of two words where the first word comes after the second word.

You may not just flip the strings around; you must have ten different examples.

Name your file: alpha_order.py

Here’s an example:

# showing two different interpolation options.
# choose one that works best for you.
print(f"'axe' comes before 'dog': {'axe' < 'dog'}")
print("'{}' comes before '{}': {}".format("applebee's", "apple", "applebee's" < "apple"))

'axe' comes before 'dog': True
'applebee's' comes before 'apple': False

What to think about

  1. Why does "Dog" come before "axe"?

  2. How can you fix this issue?

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Adapted for Python from Graham Mitchell’s Programming By Doing