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Created March 26, 2013 09:27
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Sorting a list of tuples based on either value in the tuple
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tuple_list_sort.py
from operator import itemgetter
a = [('Ant', 1), ('Elephant', 2), ('Cow', 3), ('Deer', 4)]
print "List sorted according to animal name: ", sorted(a, key=itemgetter(0,1))
print "List sorted according to number: ", sorted(a, key=itemgetter(1,0))
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