LeetCode - 179. Largest Number

179. Largest Number

import functools
class Solution:
    def largestNumber(self, nums: List[int]) -> str:
        nums = sorted([str(x) for x in nums], key=functools.cmp_to_key(self.compare))
        res = "".join(nums).lstrip("0")
        return res or "0"
    def compare(self, a, b):
        return [1, -1][a+b > b+a]