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#!/usr/bin/env python

import httplib
import json

c = httplib.HTTPConnection('public-2013.legitbs.net')
c.request("GET", "/leaderboard")
j = json.loads(c.getresponse().read())

print sorted(j, key=lambda x: int(x["score"]))

stephenR

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      node distance=9mm and 45mm, % Global setup of box spacing
      every join/.style={norm},   % Default linetype for connecting boxes
    ]
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