FW: Python help group

[Swaroop C H]

On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:15:15 -0500, Leeds, Mark wrote:
> I want to do a sort on a list of objects based on a similar attributes in
> each object for example time of creation of this object. 

    >>> 
    >>> class Student:
    ... 	def __init__(self, name, age):
    ... 		self.name = name
    ... 		self.age = age
    ... 
    >>> 
    >>> students = [Student('John', 18), Student('Jill', 17)]
    >>> students.sort(lambda x,y: cmp(x.age, y.age))
    >>> [student.name for student in students]
    ['Jill', 'John']
    >>> 

See `help(list.sort)` for details.

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