Comments on: Python Quicksort http://www.emgarten.com/python-quicksort.htm Exploring the realms of code.. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:58:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Bob Farrell http://www.emgarten.com/python-quicksort.htm#comment-262 Bob Farrell Wed, 14 May 2008 14:31:32 +0000 http://www.emgarten.com/python-quicksort.htm#comment-262 I think it's a good idea to note that the Python list sort can take a "key" argument, so you would do, e.g.: yourlist.sort( key=operator.itemgetter(x) ) Where yourlist is a list of tuples and x is the index you wish to sort by. Usually a good idea to read the docs before publishing. :-) I think it’s a good idea to note that the Python list sort can take a “key” argument, so you would do, e.g.:
yourlist.sort( key=operator.itemgetter(x) )
Where yourlist is a list of tuples and x is the index you wish to sort by.

Usually a good idea to read the docs before publishing. :-)

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