На «b = zip (..)», b возвращает пустое после того, как «list (b)» назван [duplicate]

public class VersionComparator {

    /* loop through both version strings
     * then loop through the inner string to computer the val of the int
     * for each integer read, do num*10+<integer read>
     * and stop when stumbling upon '.'
     * When '.' is encountered...
     * see if '.' is encountered for both strings
     * if it is then compare num1 and num2 
     * if num1 == num2... iterate over p1++, p2++
     * else return (num1 > num2) ? 1 : -1
     * If both the string end then compare(num1, num2) return 0, 1, -1
     * else loop through the longer string and 
     * verify if it only has trailing zeros
     * If it only has trailing zeros then return 0
     * else it is greater than the other string
     */
    public static int compareVersions(String v1, String v2) {
        int num1 = 0;
        int num2 = 0;
        int p1 = 0;
        int p2 = 0;

        while (p1 < v1.length() && p2 < v2.length()) {
            num1 = Integer.parseInt(v1.charAt(p1) + "");
            num2 = Integer.parseInt(v2.charAt(p2) + "");
            p1++;
            p2++;

            while (p1 < v1.length() && p2 < v2.length() && v1.charAt(p1) != '.' && v2.charAt(p2) != '.') {
                if (p1 < v1.length()) num1 = num1 * 10 + Integer.parseInt(v1.charAt(p1) + "");
                if (p2 < v2.length()) num2 = num2 * 10 + Integer.parseInt(v2.charAt(p2) + "");
                p1++;
                p2++;
            }

            if (p1 < v1.length() && p2 < v2.length() && v1.charAt(p1) == '.' && v2.charAt(p2) == '.') {
                if ((num1 ^ num2) == 0) {
                    p1++;
                    p2++;
                }
                else return (num1 > num2) ? 1 : -1;
            }
            else if (p1 < v1.length() && p2 < v2.length() && v1.charAt(p1) == '.') return -1;
            else if (p1 < v1.length() && p2 < v2.length() && v2.charAt(p2) == '.') return 1;
        }

        if (p1 == v1.length() && p2 == v2.length()) {
            if ((num1 ^ num2) == 0) return 0;
            else return (num1 > num2) ? 1 : -1;
        }
        else if (p1 == v1.length()) {
            if ((num1 ^ num2) == 0) {
                while (p2 < v2.length()) {
                    if (v2.charAt(p2) != '.' && v2.charAt(p2) != '0') return -1;
                    p2++;
                }
                return 0;
            }
            else return (num1 > num2) ? 1 : -1;
        }
        else {
            if ((num1 ^ num2) == 0) {
                while (p1 < v1.length()) {
                    if (v1.charAt(p1) != '.' && v1.charAt(p1) != '0') return 1;
                    p1++;
                }
                return 0;
            }
            else return (num1 > num2) ? 1 : -1;
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        System.out.println(compareVersions("11.23", "11.21.1.0.0.1.0") ^ 1);
        System.out.println(compareVersions("11.21.1.0.0.1.0", "11.23") ^ -1);
        System.out.println(compareVersions("11.23", "11.23.0.0.0.1.0") ^ -1);
        System.out.println(compareVersions("11.2", "11.23") ^ -1);
        System.out.println(compareVersions("11.23", "11.21.1.0.0.1.0") ^ 1);
        System.out.println(compareVersions("1.21.1.0.0.1.0", "2.23") ^ -1);
        System.out.println(compareVersions("11.23", "11.21.1.0.0.1.0") ^ 1);
        System.out.println(compareVersions("11.23.0.0.0.0.0", "11.23") ^ 0);
        System.out.println(compareVersions("11.23", "11.21.1.0.0.1.0") ^ 1);
        System.out.println(compareVersions("1.5.1.3", "1.5.1.3.0") ^ 0);
        System.out.println(compareVersions("1.5.1.4", "1.5.1.3.0") ^ 1);
        System.out.println(compareVersions("1.2.1.3", "1.5.1.3.0") ^ -1);
        System.out.println(compareVersions("1.2.1.3", "1.22.1.3.0") ^ -1);
        System.out.println(compareVersions("1.222.1.3", "1.22.1.3.0") ^ 1);
    }
}