sort of multiple dictonaries

[Holger Jannsen]

Thank ya' Michael,

Ciao,
Holger

Michael Hudson schrieb:
> 
> Holger Jannsen <holger at phoenix-edv.netzservice.de> writes:
> > Hi there,
> >
> > perhaps a typical newbie-question:
> >
> > I've got a list of dictonaries like that:
> >
> > mydics=[{'sortit': 'no412', 'mode': 'nothing'},
> > {'sortit': 'no112', 'mode': 'something'},
> > {'sortit': 'no02', 'mode': 'something else'}]
> >
> > Is there an easy way to get that list sorted like that:
> >
> > def sortDictonary(aDictonary, theSortKey="sortit"):
> >       ....
> >
> > Result have to be:
> >
> > mydics=[{'sortit': 'no02', 'mode': 'something else'},
> > {'sortit': 'no112', 'mode': 'something'},
> > {'sortit': 'no412', 'mode': 'nothing'}]
> >
> > Any hints?
> 
> Well, it's actually a list you're sorting isn't it?
> 
> mydics.sort(lambda x,y:cmp(x['sortit'],y['sortit']))
> 
> should work, if I understand the problem.
> 
> HTH
> Michael