On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 8:41 AM, Jeremy <jlcon...@gmail.com> wrote: > I recently found the wiki page on sorting > (http://wiki.python.org/moin/HowTo/Sorting/). This page describes the new > key parameter to the sort and sorted functions. > > What about custom objects? Can I just write __lt__, __gt__, etc. functions > and not have to worry about the key parameter? Is that the preferred (i.e., > fastest) way to do things or should I use a lambda function similar to what > is given as an example on the wiki page? > > For my custom objects, I would prefer to write the comparison functions as > that seems easiest in my situation, but I would like to know what is the > preferred/accepted way. > > Thanks, > Jeremy
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