best Pythonic way to do this sort: Python newb

[Brett Hoerner]

(sorted is a built-in function in 2.4)

def myFunction( data ):
    """ Take one of your set of 3, grab [2] (the 3rd) and do calcs,
return value """
    "do some math calculations to data[2]"
    return "result of calculations"

sorted_list = sorted(myList, key=myFunction)

List is sorted in the order of the 'key' values, key being a value
returned from myFunction which operates on [2].