Python: Split a list based on first character of word
Python List: Exercise - 40 with Solution
Write a Python program to split a list based on the first character of a word.
Sample Input:
word_list = ['be','have','do','say','get','make','go','know','take','see','come','think', 'look','want','give','use','find','tell','ask','work','seem','feel','leave','call']

Sample Solution:-
Python Code:
from itertools import groupby
from operator import itemgetter
word_list = ['be','have','do','say','get','make','go','know','take','see','come','think',
'look','want','give','use','find','tell','ask','work','seem','feel','leave','call']
for letter, words in groupby(sorted(word_list), key=itemgetter(0)):
print(letter)
for word in words:
print(word)
Sample Output:
a ask b be c call come d do ----- w want work
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