def read_file(file):
    with open(file) as f:
        content = [x.strip('n') for x in f.readlines()]
    f.close()
    return content

def create_bins(list):
    if list == listDec:
        sortBins = {item : [] for item in dictionIndexes[:10]}
        return sortBins
    elif list == listOct:
        sortBins = {item : [] for item in dictionIndexes[:8]}
        return sortBins
    elif list == listHex:
        sortBins = {item : [] for item in dictionIndexes}
        return sortBins

def sort(list, index):
    bins = create_bins(list)
    for key in bins: //WHERE THE ERROR OCCURS
        for num in list:
            if num[index] == key:
                bins[key].append(num)
    return bins

def main_sort(list):
    mainBin = []
    index = -1
    while index > -11:
        sortBins = sort(list, index)
        for key in sorted(sortBins):
            for items in sortBins[key]:
                mainBin.append(items)
        if index == -10:
            break
        else:
            list = mainBin
            mainBin = []
            index = index - 1
    return list

# mainBin = []
dictionIndexes = "0123456789ABCDEF"
sortBins = {}
#Number lists
listDec = read_file("Number Lists/random_numbers10.txt")
listHex = read_file("Number Lists/random_numbers4.txt")
listOct = read_file("Number Lists/random_numbers3.txt")
# outputFile = open("output.txt", "w")

#The main sort part, just need to change between listHex, Oct and Dec
# index = -1
# while index > -11:
#     sortBins = sort(listHex, index)
#     for key in sorted(sortBins):
#         for items in sortBins[key]:
#             mainBin.append(items)
#     if index == -10:
#         break
#     else:
#         listHex = mainBin
#         mainBin = []
#         index = index - 1

# for item in mainBin:
#     outputFile.write(item + "n")

var = main_sort(listDec)