key = lambda python code example

Example 1: sorted python lambda

lst = [('candy','30','100'), ('apple','10','200'), ('baby','20','300')]
lst.sort(key=lambda x:x[1])
print(lst)

Example 2: python lambda key sort

>>> student_tuples = [
...     ('john', 'A', 15),
...     ('jane', 'B', 12),
...     ('dave', 'B', 10),
... ]
>>> sorted(student_tuples, key=lambda student: student[2])   # sort by age
[('dave', 'B', 10), ('jane', 'B', 12), ('john', 'A', 15)]

Example 3: lambda x:x[1]

student_tuples = [
    ('john', 'A', 15),
    ('jane', 'B', 12),
    ('dave', 'B', 10),]
sorted(student_tuples, key=lambda student: student[2])   # sort by age
>>>>[('dave', 'B', 10), ('jane', 'B', 12), ('john', 'A', 15)]