python - Why my python program returning different Output on every execution

Question

I have been doing a challenge to find a runner up score from a list
or
You can say I was trying to find the second largest from a list.

array = '57 57 -57 57'

print(list(set(sorted(array.split(' '))))[-2])

But on every execution the program returning different Output.

• On first execution it returned 57
  
• On Second execution it returned -57
  
• On Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh execution it returned 57
  
• Again on Eigth execution it again returned -57

Why it is behaving like this??

标签： pythonpython-3.xlistlist-manipulation

Answer 1

Change it to this:

array = '57 57 -57 57'

print(list(sorted(set(array.split(' '))))[-2])

'set' doesn't preserve the order, so first get the set value and then sort it.