How to Sort this array

[Tjabo Kloppenburg]

> How to sort an array with numbers like 021025_11441 in it? It needs to be 
> sorted first by the number before '_', then sorted by the number after '_'? 
> How to do it using a customized sort function?

start you interpreter. next type:
>>> print [].sort.__doc__
L.sort([cmpfunc]) -- sort *IN PLACE*; if given, cmpfunc(x, y) -> -1, 0, 1

so you need a function returning -1, 0 or 1..

def myCmp( x, y ):
  x_s = map( int, x.split("_") )
  y_s = map( int, y.split("_") )
  # now we have to lists with two integers in each list.
  # now just compare the ints an return -1, 0, or 1...
  ...

have fun... :-)


tk.
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