mapped dict for sorting

dict_map_sort.py

mapping_tbl = []
mapping_tbl.insert(0, lambda x: int(m.parseString(x).childNodes[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue)) 
mapping_tbl.insert(1, lambda x: x.lower()) 
mapping_tbl.insert(2, lambda x: x.lower()) 
mapping_tbl.insert(3, lambda x: int(x))
mapping_tbl.insert(4, lambda x: datetime.strptime(x, "%m/%d/%Y")) 
mapping_tbl.insert(5, lambda x: int(x.replace('-', ''))) 
mapping_tbl.insert(6, lambda x: datetime.strptime(x, "%m/%d/%Y")) 
mapping_tbl.insert(7, lambda x: datetime.strptime(x, "%m/%d/%Y")) 
mapping_tbl.insert(8, lambda x: x.lower()) 
mapping_tbl.insert(9, lambda x: x.lower()) 


search_data = sorted(search_data, key=cmp_to_key(column_to_sort, mapping_tbl[column_to_sort]), reverse = (sort_dir != "asc"))