sort.py

def sort_readme():

    with open('README.md', 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
        all = f.readlines()

    table_start = '|Category|Company|Description|GitHub Stars|Alternative to|\n'
    idx = all.index(table_start)

    find_name = lambda x: x[x.index('[')  + 1 : x.index(']')].strip()
    find_cat = lambda x: x[:x.index('|')].strip()

    pairs = [(find_cat(x), find_name(x)) for x in all[idx + 2: -1]]

    sorted_pairs = sorted(pairs)

    right_elements = [all[idx + 2: -1][pairs.index(i)] for i in sorted_pairs]

    all[idx + 2: -1] = right_elements    

    with open('README.md', 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
        f.writelines(all)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    sort_readme()