How to find greatest item from list in Python

I have below code:

lst = ['2022-12-08 21:53:28.230556_54_12748.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:28.314088_86_14029.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:28.363581_72_12540.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:28.448268_65_13491.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:28.907252_50_7001.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:28.998206_55_13458.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:29.066905_60_8857.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:29.167242_54_8327.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:29.260880_52_11163.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:29.318770_52_7859.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:29.992619_51_7173.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:30.380722_55_7301.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:31.546448_59_7005.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:31.820877_53_6044.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:31.901512_51_5818.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:35.622028_56_7221.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:35.706456_72_7522.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:36.785644_53_8222.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:36.872902_60_10873.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:36.952308_59_10217.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:37.034774_57_7258.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:37.151830_52_7745.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:37.236664_80_13584.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:37.401254_70_13281.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:37.485339_91_16176.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:37.564524_74_13113.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:37.652097_90_13526.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:37.729431_82_13303.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:37.777823_66_12084.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:37.857692_72_14855.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:37.939566_72_16755.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:38.017759_65_13656.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:38.098182_59_14190.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:38.180636_55_13150.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:38.261705_54_11044.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:38.346376_67_11908.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:38.586157_59_11200.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:38.715544_64_10425.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:38.837041_64_12068.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:38.924294_77_13531.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:39.008601_60_10283.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:39.174924_60_10160.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:39.256190_65_10555.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:39.340980_63_10775.png']

runOnce = True
highCon = 0
for img in lst:
    tmp = img.split("_")
    con = tmp[1]
    if runOnce:
        highCon = con
        runOnce = False
    else:
        if con > highCon:
            highCon = con

print(highCon)

lst is a list containing list of filenames. Filename consist of datetime_score_area.png. From the list I have to find the first and second highest score of a file and print it. With above code I am able to print the highest filename but not sure how to find the second highest filename. Can anyone please help. ?

>Solution :

You can sort the list first:

lst = ['2022-12-08 21:53:28.230556_54_12748.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:28.314088_86_14029.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:28.363581_72_12540.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:28.448268_65_13491.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:28.907252_50_7001.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:28.998206_55_13458.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:29.066905_60_8857.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:29.167242_54_8327.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:29.260880_52_11163.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:29.318770_52_7859.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:29.992619_51_7173.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:30.380722_55_7301.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:31.546448_59_7005.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:31.820877_53_6044.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:31.901512_51_5818.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:35.622028_56_7221.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:35.706456_72_7522.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:36.785644_53_8222.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:36.872902_60_10873.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:36.952308_59_10217.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:37.034774_57_7258.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:37.151830_52_7745.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:37.236664_80_13584.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:37.401254_70_13281.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:37.485339_91_16176.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:37.564524_74_13113.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:37.652097_90_13526.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:37.729431_82_13303.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:37.777823_66_12084.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:37.857692_72_14855.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:37.939566_72_16755.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:38.017759_65_13656.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:38.098182_59_14190.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:38.180636_55_13150.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:38.261705_54_11044.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:38.346376_67_11908.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:38.586157_59_11200.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:38.715544_64_10425.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:38.837041_64_12068.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:38.924294_77_13531.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:39.008601_60_10283.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:39.174924_60_10160.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:39.256190_65_10555.png', '2022-12-08 21:53:39.340980_63_10775.png']
lst.sort(key= lambda x: int(x.split("_")[1]),reverse=True)
print(lst[0]) # Highest score filename
print(lst[1]) # Second highest filename

If you don’t want to change the order of the original list you can use sorted as well:

highest, nxt_highest = sorted(lst, key=lambda x: int(x.split("_")[1]),reverse=True)[:2]