[issue14542] reverse() doesn't reverse sort correctly

2012-04-10 Thread Bill Jefferson
New submission from Bill Jefferson : reverse() doesn't reverse sort correctly in Python 25 and 27. sort() works correctly, but reverse doesn't. The following uses reverse(). Incorrect. Even though the date comes first, reverse() sorts on the file name, "B57IBMCD_T.z

[issue14542] reverse() doesn't reverse sort correctly

2012-04-11 Thread Bill Jefferson
Bill Jefferson added the comment: Eric. Thanks for answering, but I don't understand the difference between "reversing a list" and "reversing it's current values". If I have a list containing elements: A, B, C, D and reverse the list's current values, I

[issue14542] reverse() doesn't reverse sort correctly

2012-04-11 Thread Bill Jefferson
Bill Jefferson added the comment: Mark and Eric.. Wonderful! I got it now. I used x.sort(reverse=True) and x.sort(reverse=False) and it works just fine. Thanks for your help. Bill..   Regards from: William Jefferson Photography 514 Daniels St., #211 Raleigh, NC 27605 Cell Phone