pads a list to get the alpha sort the same as the input array

pad.py

# define the list of names

names = ["Benchmark Bills",
         "Benchmark Bonds",
         "Bills",
         "Bonds",
         "Agency",
         "Sub-National",
         "Corporate",
         "Deposits"];

# go through the list, padding until the order is correct
i = len(names) - 1

while i > 0:
    sorted_names = sorted(names)
    while sorted_names.index(names[i]) < i:
        for j in range (0, i):
            names[j] = ' ' + names[j]
        sorted_names = sorted(names)
    i -= 1    
    
print names
print sorted(names)