Sort cards

README.md

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 - **Tests**: `test_grouped_by_commas.py`
 - **URL**: [challenge url](https://www.codewars.com/kata/grouped-by-commas)
 
+**Sort a Deck of Cards (7th kyu)**
+
+- **Module**: `sort_cards.py`
+- **Tests**: `test_sort_cards.py`
+- **URL**: [challenge url](https://www.codewars.com/kata/sort-deck-of-cards/train/python)

src/sort_cards.py

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+
+"""Sort shuffled list of cards, sorted by rank.
+
+Output is a list of cards sorted.
+>>> sort_cards(['3', '9', 'A', '5', 'T', '8', '2', '4', 'Q', '7',
+'J', '6', 'K'])
+['A', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', 'T', 'J', 'Q', 'K']
+
+"""
+
+
+def sort_cards(cards):
+    """Sort cards - any means."""
+    import re
+    rx = re.compile('\d')
+    rt = re.compile('[T]')
+    ra = re.compile('[A]')
+    rk = re.compile('[K]')
+    rq = re.compile('[Q]')
+    rj = re.compile('[J]')
+    new_string = ''.join(sorted(cards))
+    nums = rx.findall(new_string)
+    aces = ra.findall(new_string)
+    jacks = rj.findall(new_string)
+    tens = rt.findall(new_string)
+    queens = rq.findall(new_string)
+    kings = rk.findall(new_string)
+
+    return aces + nums + tens + jacks + queens + kings

src/test_sort_cards.py

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+"""Test sort_cards function."""
+
+import pytest
+
+TEST_LIST = [
+    (['3', '9', 'A', '5', 'T', '8', '2', '4', 'Q', '7', 'J', '6', 'K'],
+     ['A', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', 'T', 'J', 'Q', 'K']),
+    (['Q', '2', '8', '6', 'J', 'K', '3', '9', '5', 'A', '4', '7', 'T'],
+     ['A', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', 'T', 'J', 'Q', 'K']),
+    (['5', '4', 'T', 'Q', 'K', 'J', '6', '9', '3', '2', '7', 'A', '8'],
+     ['A', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', 'T', 'J', 'Q', 'K'])]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("input, answer", TEST_LIST)
+def test_sort_cards(input, answer):
+    """Test sort_cards_functionality."""
+    from sort_cards import sort_cards
+    assert sort_cards(input) == answer