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From: mwh21 at cam.ac.uk (Michael Hudson)
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Date: 23 Apr 1999 11:03:07 +0100
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Subject: sort of multiple dictonaries
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References: <371F28CA.2240BB7B@phoenix-edv.netzservice.de>
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Message-ID: <m3aevz1wo4.fsf@atrus.jesus.cam.ac.uk>
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X-UID: 1269
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Holger Jannsen <holger at phoenix-edv.netzservice.de> writes:
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> Hi there,
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> perhaps a typical newbie-question:
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> I've got a list of dictonaries like that:
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> mydics=[{'sortit': 'no412', 'mode': 'nothing'},
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> {'sortit': 'no112', 'mode': 'something'},
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> {'sortit': 'no02', 'mode': 'something else'}]
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> Is there an easy way to get that list sorted like that:
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> def sortDictonary(aDictonary, theSortKey="sortit"):
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> ....
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> Result have to be:
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> mydics=[{'sortit': 'no02', 'mode': 'something else'},
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> {'sortit': 'no112', 'mode': 'something'},
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> {'sortit': 'no412', 'mode': 'nothing'}]
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>
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> Any hints?
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Well, it's actually a list you're sorting isn't it?
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mydics.sort(lambda x,y:cmp(x['sortit'],y['sortit']))
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should work, if I understand the problem.
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HTH
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Michael
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> Ciao,
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> Holger
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