How can I check if a string has the same characters? Python

Question

I need to be able to discern if a string of an arbitrary length, greater than 1 (and only lowercase), has the same set of characters within a base or template string. For example, take the string "aabc": "azbc" and "aaabc" would be false while "acba" would be true. Is there a fast way to do this in python without keeping track of all the permutations of the first string and then comparing it to the test string?

Accepted Answer

Sort the two strings and then compare them:

```
sorted(str1) == sorted(str2)
```

If the strings might not be the same length, you might want to make sure of that first to save time:

```
len(str1) == len(str2) and sorted(str1) == sorted(str2)
```

How can I check if a string has the same characters? Python

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