[Python] Write a program that takes in three lowercase characters and outputs the characters...

Write a program that takes in three lowercase characters and outputs the characters in alphabetical order.

Hint: Ordering three characters takes six permutations. If the input is CBA the output will be ABC.

Write a program that takes in three lowercase characters and outputs the characters in alphabetical order.

Hint: Ordering three characters takes six permutations.

if the input is: c a b output is abc

missing PERMUTATIONS! Logic errors, need six permutations, and strings. How many version of abc can we make. a = 1, b = 2, c = 3.


#abc, cab, bca, bac, cab, cba <-- six!

Here is my code:


char1 = input()
char2 = input()
char3 = input()

order1 = str(char1 + char2 + char3)
order2 = str(char1 + char3 + char2)
order3 = str(char2 + char1 + char3)
order4 = str(char2 + char3 + char1)
order5 = str(char3 + char2 + char1)
order6 = str(char3 + char1 + char2)

if order1[0] < order1[1] and order1[1] < order1[2] :
print(char1, char3, char2)
elif order2[0] < order2[1] and order2[1] > order2[2] :
print(char1, char2, char3)
elif order3[0] < order3[1] and order3[1] > order3[2] :
print(char2, char1, char3)
elif order4[0] < order4[1] and order4[1] > order4[2] :
print(char2, char3, char1)
elif order5[0] < order5[1] and order5[1] > order5[2] :
print(char3, char1, char2)
elif order6[0] < order6[1] and order6[1] > order6[2] :
print(char3, char2, char1)

I was only able to get 3/10. My other orders are not moving the characters alphabetically. I have tried changing the print order and have been unsuccessful.

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