qudi.util.helpers.natural_sort

qudi.util.helpers.natural_sort(iterable: Iterable[Any]) List[Any][source]

Sort an iterable of strings in an intuitive, natural way (human/natural sort). This is useful for sorting alphanumeric strings that contain integers.

Parameters:
iterablelist of str

Iterable with string items to sort.

Returns:
list

Sorted list of strings.