# b_sort_list_by_list.py

# b_sort_list_by_list.py

XX = [ 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i' ]
YY = [ '0', '1', '1', '0', '1', '2', '2', '0', '1' ] # only written as strings just to make easier to read

ZZ = [x for _,x in sorted(zip(YY,XX))]
print(ZZ)
print('')

#    [ 'a', 'd', 'e', 'b', 'f', 'h', 'i', 'c', 'g' ] <<< expected
#                 X         X    X         X
#    [ 'a', 'd', 'h', 'b', 'c', 'e', 'i', 'f', 'g' ] <<< result

ZZ = YY[:]
for k,v in enumerate(sorted(z[::-1] for z in enumerate(YY))):
    ZZ[v[1]] = XX[k]
    print (ZZ)
print(ZZ) # apparent solution
print('')
print(YY)

['a', '1', '1', '0', '1', '2', '2', '0', '1']
['a', '1', '1', 'b', '1', '2', '2', '0', '1']
['a', '1', '1', 'b', '1', '2', '2', 'c', '1']
['a', 'd', '1', 'b', '1', '2', '2', 'c', '1']
['a', 'd', 'e', 'b', '1', '2', '2', 'c', '1']
['a', 'd', 'e', 'b', 'f', '2', '2', 'c', '1']
['a', 'd', 'e', 'b', 'f', '2', '2', 'c', 'g']
['a', 'd', 'e', 'b', 'f', 'h', '2', 'c', 'g']
['a', 'd', 'e', 'b', 'f', 'h', 'i', 'c', 'g']
['a', 'd', 'e', 'b', 'f', 'h', 'i', 'c', 'g']

['0', '1', '1', '0', '1', '2', '2', '0', '1']