gistfile1.txt

def format(filename, class_type):
  """Creates list of names from file ordered by name length"""
  f = open(filename)
  file_list = f.read().split()
  f.close()
  person_list = []
  for person in file_list:
      person_list.append(class_type)
  person_list.sort(key = lambda p: p.length)
  return person_list

mentors = format(mentor_list, "Mentor")
players = format(player_list, "Player")