Creating a Name-Sorting Program in Python

Question

Hi I really need help in my programming class with this assignment!!!

Write a function named split_name which takes one parameter called name. If the name parameter value is a name in the form Lastname, FirstName (e.g., ”Grounds, Nic”) then the function should return a list of two elements where FirstName is the first element and LastName is the second element. If the name parameter value is a name in the form FirstName LastName (e.g., ”Nic Grounds”) then the function should return a list of two elements where FirstName is the first element and LastName is the second element. Repeatedly prompt the user for a name (which the user may give in LastName, FirstName form, or FirstName LastName form). If the user’s response is an empty string (i.e., they simply press Return) cease looping. If the user’s response is not the empty string, call the split_name function you wrote and append the returned value to a list (initially empty). Using the sorted function (which can take a single parameter, a list) and returns a copy of the list in sorted order) sort the list of names once the loop has finished. Print the sorted list of names, one name per line in LastName, FirstName form.

Answer 1

print("Hello ")

name_str = '?'

name_list = { 'name1' : 'name2'}

while len(name_str)>0:

name_str = input('Please input the name :>')

if len(name_str)==0:

break

name1,name2 = name_str.split()

name_list[name1]=name2

print(name_list)

#sorts by name2

sort_names = sorted(name_list.items(), key=lambda x: x[1], reverse=False)

print(sort_names)

for i in sort_names:

print(i[0], i[1])

#sorts by name1

sort_names2 = sorted(name_list.items(), key=lambda x: x[0], reverse=False)

print(sort_names2)

for i in sort_names2:

print(i[0], i[1])