You will be given a vector of strings. You must sort it alphabetically (case-sensitive, and based on the ASCII values of the chars) and then return the first value.

The returned value must be a string, and have `"***"` between each of its letters.

You should not remove or add elements from/to the array.

Difficulty: EASY
Tags: String algorithms

Fundamentals

Sorting

Data structures
Skill types: Sorting

Data structures

Starter code:
def two_sort(array):
	

Solutions:
def two_sort(lst):
	return '***'.join(min(lst))


def two_sort(array):
	return '***'.join(min(array))


def two_sort(arr):
	return '***'.join(sorted(arr)[0])


def two_sort(a):
	a = sorted(a)
	result = '***'.join(a[0])
	return result


def two_sort(array):
	return '***'.join(sorted(array)[0])


def two_sort(a):
	a = sorted(a)
	result = a[0]
	result = result.replace('', '***')
	return result[3:-3]


two_sort = lambda a: '***'.join(sorted(a)[0])


two_sort = lambda a: '***'.join(min(a))


def two_sort(words):
	min_word = min(words)
	starred_word = '***'.join(list(min_word))
	return starred_word


def two_sort(array):
	return '***'.join((i for i in sorted(array)[0]))


def two_sort(array):
	x = ''
	a = sorted(array)
	for alp in a[0]:
		x = x + alp + '***'
	return x[:-3]


def intersperse(delim, s):
	it = iter(s)
	yield next(it)
	for t in it:
		yield delim
		yield t

def two_sort(array):
	return ''.join(intersperse('***', sorted(array)[0]))


def two_sort(array):
	temp = array.sort()
	new = array[0]
	out = ''
	for i in range(len(new) - 1):
		out += new[i] + '***'
	out += new[-1]
	return out


def two_sort(array):
	array.sort()
	first = array[0]
	output_string = ''
	for character in first:
		output_string += character + '***'
	return output_string.strip('***')


def two_sort(array):
	sort = sorted(array)
	first = sort[0]
	return '***'.join(first)


def two_sort(array):
	word = sorted(array)[0]
	result = [i for i in word]
	return '***'.join(result)


def two_sort(array):
	result = ''
	word = sorted(array)[0]
	n = 0
	while n < len(word):
		if len(word) - n == 1:
			result += word[n]
		else:
			result += word[n] + '***'
		n += 1
	return result


two_sort = lambda l: '***'.join(sorted(l)[0])


def two_sort(array):
	array.sort()
	a = []
	i = array[0]
	for j in i:
		a.append(j)
	return '***'.join(a)


def two_sort(array):
	print(array)
	temp = min(array)
	print(temp)
	res = ''
	for x in temp:
		res += x + '***'
	return res.rstrip('*')


def two_sort(array):
	x = sorted(array)
	word = ''
	for i in range(0, len(x[0])):
		word += x[0][i]
		if i < len(x[0]) - 1:
			word += '***'
	return word


def two_sort(array):
	new_arr = sorted(array)
	final_arr = []
	for x in new_arr[0]:
		x += '***'
		final_arr.append(x)
	word = ''.join(final_arr)
	return word.strip('***')


def two_sort(array):
	min = array[0]
	flag = ''
	for i in array:
		if i < min:
			min = i
	print(array)
	print(min)
	for i in min:
		index = ord(i.upper()) - ord('A')
		flag = flag + i + '***'
	return flag[:len(flag) - 3]


def two_sort(array):
	s = sorted(array)[0]
	a = ''
	for i in s:
		a += i + '***'
	return a[:-3]


def two_sort(array):
	arr = [i.split() for i in min(array)]
	return '***'.join([i for j in arr for i in j])


def two_sort(array):
	array_1 = sorted(array)
	x = array_1[0]
	l = []
	for i in x:
		l.append(i)
	return '***'.join(l)


def two_sort(a):
	a.sort()
	a = a[0]
	b = ''
	for x in a:
		b = f'{b}{x}***'
	return b[:-3]


def two_sort(array):
	return '***'.join((el for el in sorted(array)[0]))


def two_sort(array):
	array.sort()
	return ''.join(map(lambda x: x + '***', array[0]))[0:-3]


def two_sort(array):
	list.sort(array)
	car = list(array[0])
	return '***'.join(car)


def two_sort(array):
	array = sorted(array)
	newStr = ''
	for char in array[0]:
		newStr += char + '***'
	return newStr.rstrip('***')


def two_sort(array):
	x = sorted(array)[0]
	return '***'.join((c for c in x))


def two_sort(array):
	firstElem = sorted(array)[0]
	returnArr = []
	for i in range(len(firstElem) - 1):
		returnArr.append(firstElem[i])
		returnArr.append('***')
	returnArr.append(firstElem[-1])
	return ''.join(returnArr)


def two_sort(array):
	word = sorted(array)[0]
	return '***'.join(list(word))


def two_sort(array):
	array.sort()
	a = array[0]
	s = ''
	for i in a:
		s = s + i + '***'
	l = len(s)
	return s[0:l - 3]


def two_sort(array):
	sort_list = sorted(array)
	first_ele = sort_list[0]
	last = '***'.join(first_ele)
	return last


def two_sort(array):
	a = list(array)
	a.sort()
	res = str(a[0]).strip()
	tmp = ''
	for i in range(len(res)):
		tmp += res[i] + '***' * (i < len(res) - 1)
	return tmp


def two_sort(array):
	x = sorted(array)
	a = x[0]
	a1 = '***'.join(a)
	return a1


def two_sort(array):
	ans = ''
	array.sort()
	for i in array[0]:
		ans = ans + (i + '***')
	return ans[0:-3]


def two_sort(array):
	array = sorted(array)
	a = ''
	for el in array[0]:
		a += el + '***'
	return a[:-3]


def two_sort(array):
	return '***'.join((sorted([x for x in array if x[0].isupper()]) + sorted([x for x in array if x[0].islower()]))[0])


def two_sort(array):
	sort = sorted(array)
	x = '***'.join(sort[0])
	return x


def two_sort(array):
	return '***'.join(sorted([n for n in array])[0])


def two_sort(array):
	array.sort()
	x = array[0]
	s = ''
	for i in x:
		s += '***' + i
	return s[3:]


def two_sort(array):
	return '***'.join((sorted(array)[0][i] for i in range(len(sorted(array)[0]))))


def two_sort(array):
	res = ''
	for x in sorted(array)[0]:
		res += x + '***'
	return res[:-3]


def two_sort(list):
	list.sort()
	y = list[0]
	res = '***'.join((y[i:i + 1] for i in range(0, len(y), 1)))
	return res


def two_sort(array):
	array.sort()
	lst = []
	new_str = ''
	for i in array[0]:
		lst.append(i)
	for x in lst:
		new_str = new_str + x + '***'
	return new_str[0:-3]


def two_sort(array):
	out = ''
	for let in sorted(array)[0]:
		out += let + '***'
	return out.rstrip('***')


two_sort = lambda list: '***'.join(min(list))


def two_sort(array):
	array.sort()
	return ''.join((x + '***' for x in array[0])).rstrip('*')


def two_sort(array):
	array.sort()
	result = ''
	for (i, caracter) in enumerate(array[0]):
		result += array[0][i]
		if i < len(array[0]) - 1:
			result += '***'
	return result


def two_sort(array):
	array.sort()
	word = array[0]
	new_word = ''
	for letter in word:
		new_word += letter
		new_word += '***'
	return new_word[:-3]


def two_sort(array):
	array = sorted(array)
	x = list(array[0])
	return '***'.join(x)


import re

def two_sort(array):
	print(array)
	min_value = 10000
	min_value2 = 10000
	min_string = ' '
	for x in array:
		if len(x) < 2:
			y = ord(x[0])
			min_value = y
			min_string = x
		else:
			y = ord(x[0])
			y2 = ord(x[1])
			if y < min_value:
				min_value = y
				min_value2 = y2
				min_string = x
			elif y == min_value:
				if y2 < min_value2:
					min_value2 = y2
					min_string = x
				else:
					continue
			else:
				continue
	return '***'.join(min_string)


def two_sort(array):
	array.sort()
	first = array[0]
	final = first[0]
	for i in range(1, len(first)):
		final += '***' + first[i]
	return final


def two_sort(array):
	final = ''
	word = list(sorted(array)[0])
	for i in range(len(word)):
		if i != len(word) - 1:
			final += word[i] + '***'
		else:
			final += word[i]
	return final


def two_sort(array):
	array.sort()
	return ''.join([i + '***' for i in array[0]])[:-3]


def two_sort(array):
	a = ''
	for i in range(len(sorted(array)[0])):
		a += sorted(array)[0][i] + '***'
	return a[:-3]


def two_sort(array):
	array = sorted(array)
	st = ''
	for c in array[0]:
		st += c + '***'
	return st.rstrip('***')


def two_sort(array):
	array.sort()
	new_arr = []
	for i in array[0]:
		new_arr.append(i)
	return '***'.join(new_arr)


def two_sort(array):
	array.sort()
	printer = ''
	for i in array[0]:
		printer += i + '***'
	return printer.rstrip('***')


def two_sort(array):
	x = sorted(array)
	y = x[0]
	return '***'.join((y[i:i + 1] for i in range(0, len(y))))


def two_sort(array):
	array.sort()
	a = ''
	for x in range(len(array[0]) - 1):
		a += array[0][x] + '***'
	return a + array[0][-1]


def two_sort(array):
	return '***'.join([j for j in sorted(array)[0]])


def two_sort(array):
	first_item = sorted([i for i in array])[0]
	formatted = ''
	for i in first_item:
		formatted = formatted + i + '***'
	return formatted[:-3]


def two_sort(array):
	str = ''.join(sorted(array)[:1])
	return '***'.join(list(str))


def two_sort(array):
	x = sorted(array)[0]
	s = x[0]
	for l in range(len(x) - 1):
		s = s + '***' + x[l + 1]
	return s


def two_sort(array):
	array = sorted(array)
	emptystring = ''
	for eachletter in array[0]:
		emptystring = emptystring + eachletter + ' '
	emptystring = emptystring.rstrip()
	emptystring = emptystring.split()
	emptystring = '***'.join(emptystring)
	return emptystring


def two_sort(array):
	array_sort = array.sort()
	return ','.join(array[0]).replace(',', '***')


def two_sort(array):
	array = sorted(array)
	answer = ''
	for one in array[0]:
		answer += one + '***'
	return answer.rstrip('*')


def two_sort(array):
	r = ''
	l = sorted(array)
	for i in l[0]:
		r += i + '***'
	return r[:-3]


def two_sort(array):
	return ''.join([x + '***' for x in sorted(array)[0]]).strip('*')


def two_sort(array):
	sorting = sorted(array)
	first = sorting[0]
	new_list = []
	for i in first:
		new_list.append(i)
	return '***'.join(new_list)


def two_sort(array):
	sort = sorted(array)
	res = ''
	lst = list(sort[0])
	for i in range(len(lst)):
		if i != len(lst) - 1:
			res += lst[i]
			res += '***'
		else:
			res += lst[i]
	return res


def two_sort(array):
	array.sort()
	listan2 = array[0]
	return '***'.join(listan2)


def two_sort(array):
	s = 'z'
	for i in array:
		if ord(s[0]) > ord(i[0]):
			s = i
		if ord(s[0]) == ord(i[0]):
			if len(i) > 2:
				if ord(s[1]) > ord(i[1]):
					s = i
	return '***'.join(s)


def two_sort(array):
	return '***'.join([i for i in min(array)])


def two_sort(array):
	array.sort()
	n = ''
	for i in range(0, len(array[0])):
		if i == len(array[0]) - 1:
			n = n + array[0][i]
			break
		n = n + array[0][i] + '***'
	return n


def two_sort(array):
	array.sort()
	return array[0].replace('', '***').strip('***')


def two_sort(array):
	array.sort()
	return ''.join([x + '***' for x in array[0]])[:-3]


def two_sort(array):
	k = []
	k.append(sorted(array)[0])
	j = []
	for i in k[0]:
		j.append(i)
	return '***'.join(j)


def two_sort(array):
	new_array = array
	new_array.sort()
	first_element = new_array[0]
	result = ''
	for i in range(len(first_element)):
		if i < len(first_element) - 1:
			result += first_element[i] + '***'
		else:
			result += first_element[i]
	return result


def two_sort(array):
	array.sort()
	return ''.join((f'{e}***' for e in array[0]))[:-3]


def two_sort(array):
	f = ''
	for i in sorted(array)[0]:
		f += i + '***'
	return f[:-3]


def two_sort(array):
	array.sort()
	string = array[0]
	return '***'.join((string[i:i + 1] for i in range(0, len(string))))


def two_sort(array):
	array.sort()
	first = array[0]
	first = str(first)
	first = first.replace('', ' ')
	firstsplit = first.split()
	return '***'.join(firstsplit)


def two_sort(array):
	array = sorted(array)
	s = array[0]
	s2 = ''
	for i in s:
		s2 += i + '***'
	s2 = s2.strip('***')
	return s2