Danny Yoo wrote: >On Sat, 13 Aug 2005, Jim Roush wrote: > > > >>I have a python script that creates a list of lists like so: >> >> Quant.append( [ db_ticker, stock_close, MTD, 0, QTD, 0, YTD, 0, 0, 0 ] ) >> >>After Quant is created, I want to sort it by MTD. If I use a simple >>Quant.sort(), I assume its going to sort by 'db_ticker' which is not >>what I want. >> >>I've been trying to figure out how to use the cmp() in a list sort >>method and I have failed to understand. >> >> > > >Hi Jim, > >AMK has written a nice mini-tutorial on how to use a list's sort() >effectively: > > http://www.amk.ca/python/howto/sorting/sorting.html > >Does his tutorial make sense, or are there parts in there that are >baffling? Please feel free to ask questions on it, and we'll try to help. > > > > > > I actually saw this page this morning, which leads me to believe what I want is something like:
Quant.sort(lambda x, y: x-y) except how does x and y relate to the list of lists I created? -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.8/71 - Release Date: 8/12/2005 _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor