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reverse sort without zeros first, then iterate through original list solution in Clear category for Sort Except Zero by kvanderveen
from typing import Iterable
def except_zero(items: list) -> Iterable:
sorted_no_zeros = sorted([item for item in items if item], reverse=True)
return [0 if items[i] == 0 else sorted_no_zeros.pop() for i in range(len(items))]
if __name__ == '__main__':
print("Example:")
print(list(except_zero([5, 3, 0, 0, 4, 1, 4, 0, 7])))
# These "asserts" are used for self-checking and not for an auto-testing
assert list(except_zero([5, 3, 0, 0, 4, 1, 4, 0, 7])) == [1, 3, 0, 0, 4, 4, 5, 0, 7]
assert list(except_zero([0, 2, 3, 1, 0, 4, 5])) == [0, 1, 2, 3, 0, 4, 5]
assert list(except_zero([0, 0, 0, 1, 0])) == [0, 0, 0, 1, 0]
assert list(except_zero([4, 5, 3, 1, 1])) == [1, 1, 3, 4, 5]
assert list(except_zero([0, 0])) == [0, 0]
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May 22, 2021