iapain wrote: >> i would like to sort a list of lists. The list is first sorted on the >> second item in the sub-lists (which I can do), then on the third item >> (which I can't). > > Write a comparator instead of dirty hacks > > mylistoflist.sort(mycomparator) > > def mycomparator(a, b): > #do
Taking advantage of stable sorting is totally not a hack. The OP just tried the two sorting steps in the wrong order. Stefan -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
