def words_sorting(*args): dictionary = {} total_sum = 0 sum_letters = 0 for word in args: for letter in word: sum_letters += ord(letter) dictionary[word] = sum_letters total_sum += sum_letters sum_letters = 0 result = '' if total_sum % 2 == 0: sorted_dictionry = sorted(dictionary.items(), key=lambda x: x[0]) for el in sorted_dictionry: result += el return result else: sorted_dictionry = sorted(dictionary.items(), key=lambda x: x[1]) for el in sorted_dictionry: result += el return result print( words_sorting( 'escape', 'charm', 'mythology' ))