Pyth - 19 ========= qS@cz", "0S@cz", "1 Try it [here](http://pyth.herokuapp.com). Note that the two words in the input must be separated by a comma and a space. Python Mapping and explanation q # equal( "Check equality" S # sorted( "Sort" @ # list looku "Extract element from list" c # chop( "Separate by delimiter" z # input( "Input variable" ", " # ", " "This delimiter" 0 # 0 "The 0th element" S@cz", "1 # .. "The same thing with the 1st element I'm sure someone can come up with a shorter implementation, but I've only been learning Pyth for a few days. It would also be a lot shorter if I didn't stick strictly to the input format given in the question. For instance: `qS@Q0S@Q1` Which is only 9 bytes, works if the input is formatted like 'parse','spare'. So which one do you count? Good practice though!