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+#!python
+
+#
+# Perl Weekly Challenge 278
+# Task 1
+#
+# See <https://perlweeklychallenge.org/blog/perl-weekly-challenge-278>
+#
+
+import sys
+import re
+
+# task implementation
+# the return value will be printed
+def task_1( args ):
+    sorted_words = {}
+    pattern      = re.compile( "^([a-zA-Z]+)(\\d)+$" )
+
+    for w in args:
+        m = pattern.match( w )
+        sorted_words[ str( m.group( 2 ) ) ] = m.group( 1 )
+
+    sorted_words = dict( sorted( sorted_words.items() ) )
+    return ' '.join( sorted_words.values() )
+
+
+
+# invoke the main without the command itself
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    print( task_1( sys.argv[ 1: ] ) )
diff --git a/challenge-278/luca-ferrari/python/ch-2.py b/challenge-278/luca-ferrari/python/ch-2.py
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+#!python
+
+#
+# Perl Weekly Challenge 278
+# Task 2
+#
+# See <https://perlweeklychallenge.org/blog/perl-weekly-challenge-278>
+#
+
+import sys
+
+# task implementation
+# the return value will be printed
+def task_2( args ):
+    word = args[ 0 ]
+    c    = args[ 1 ]
+
+    if not c in word:
+        return word
+
+    left = []
+
+    for x in word:
+        left.append( x )
+        if x == c:
+            break
+
+    return ''.join( list( sorted( left ) ) ) + word[ len( left )  : len( word )  ]
+
+
+# invoke the main without the command itself
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    print( task_2( sys.argv[ 1: ] ) )