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--- whatsnew24.tex	13 Nov 2003 21:33:26 -0000	1.11
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  \var{cmp} will call the method twice for each comparison.
  
! Note, for simple key functions and comparison functions, it is often
! possible to avoid the \keyword{lambda} expression by using an unbound
  method instead.  For example, the above case-insensitive sort is best
  coded as:
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  \var{cmp} will call the method twice for each comparison.
  
! For simple key functions and comparison functions, it is often
! possible to avoid a \keyword{lambda} expression by using an unbound
  method instead.  For example, the above case-insensitive sort is best
  coded as:
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  \code{L.sort(key = lambda x: x.score, reverse=True)}.
  
! The results of sorting are now guaranteed to be stable.  This means that
! two entries with equal keys will be returned in the same order as
! they were input.
! 
  
  \item The list type gained a \method{sorted(iterable)} method that works
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  \code{L.sort(key = lambda x: x.score, reverse=True)}.
  
! The results of sorting are now guaranteed to be stable.  This means
! that two entries with equal keys will be returned in the same order as
! they were input.  For example, you can sort a list of people by name,
! and then sort the list by age, resulting in a list sorted by age where
! people with the same age are in name-sorted order.
  
  \item The list type gained a \method{sorted(iterable)} method that works
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  [' ', 'M', 'P', 'e', 'h', 'n', 'n', 'o', 'o', 't', 't', 'y']
  >>> colormap = dict(red=1, blue=2, green=3, black=4, yellow=5)
+ >>> # Lists the contents of the dict sorted by key values
  >>> for k, v in list.sorted(colormap.iteritems()):
  ...     print k, v
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  The author would like to thank the following people for offering
  suggestions, corrections and assistance with various drafts of this
! article: .
  
  \end{document}
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  The author would like to thank the following people for offering
  suggestions, corrections and assistance with various drafts of this
! article: Raymond Hettinger.
  
  \end{document}