"Sean Berry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > def get_key(x): return x[2] > > sorted_list = sorted(myList, key=get_key) > > Sorry if I am missing something. But. what is sorted here?
sorted is a built-in function that sorts the thing that you pass it. It just appeared in Python 2.4, I think. With older versions, yeah, you have to use the .sort method that sorts in place. > I tried doing the following... with no luck so far > myList.sort(lambda x, y: cmp(myFunction(x[2]), myFunction(y[2])) That looks ok to me. >>> x = [(i,i*i,1 + 17*i**2 - i**3) for i in range(20)] >>> x [(0, 0, 1), (1, 1, 17), (2, 4, 61), (3, 9, 127), (4, 16, 209), (5, 25, 301), (6, 36, 397), (7, 49, 491), (8, 64, 577), (9, 81, 649), (10, 100, 701), (11, 121, 727), (12, 144, 721), (13, 169, 677), (14, 196, 589), (15, 225, 451), (16, 256, 257), (17, 289, 1), (18, 324, -323), (19, 361, -721)] >>> x.sort(lambda a,b:cmp(a[2],b[2])) >>> x [(19, 361, -721), (18, 324, -323), (0, 0, 1), (17, 289, 1), (1, 1, 17), (2, 4, 61), (3, 9, 127), (4, 16, 209), (16, 256, 257), (5, 25, 301), (6, 36, 397), (15, 225, 451), (7, 49, 491), (8, 64, 577), (14, 196, 589), (9, 81, 649), (13, 169, 677), (10, 100, 701), (12, 144, 721), (11, 121, 727)] >>> -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
