python How to sort list of string by digit=string

Question

how to sort following python list

nlist = [
"494=Deploy\00000001.inx",
"19=Deploy\0000000144.exe",
"2=Deploy\00000001_index.dat",
"9=Deploy\0000001b_index.bin",
"1=Deploy\00000001_index.bin",
"7=Deploy\00000019_index.bin",
"2=Deploy\00000001_Onedata.dat",
"19=Deploy\000000024444.exe"
] 

to following

sortedList = [
"1=Deploy\00000001_index.bin",
"2=Deploy\00000001_index.dat",
"2=Deploy\00000001_Onedata.dat",
"7=Deploy\00000019_index.bin",
"9=Deploy\0000001b_index.bin",
"19=Deploy\0000000144.exe",
"19=Deploy\000000024444.exe",
"494=Deploy\00000001.inx",
] 

can it be possible to make it single liner

Answer 1

sort the list and pass a key that splits the strings in the list on '=' and picks the numeric part, nlist.sort modifies the original list, if you want a new list you're better off with sorted()

nlist.sort(key=lambda x: int(x.split('=')[0]))
print(nlist)

Output

['1=Deploy\x0000001_index.bin', '2=Deploy\x0000001_index.dat', '2=Deploy\x0000001_Onedata.dat', '7=Deploy\x0000019_index.bin', '9=Deploy\x000001b_index.bin', '19=Deploy\x000000144.exe', '19=Deploy\x00000024444.exe', '494=Deploy\x0000001.inx']