sort 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: how to sort a list in python using lambda

data = [("Apples", 5, "20"), ("Pears", 1, "5"), ("Oranges", 6, "10")]

data.sort(key=lambda x:x[0])
print(data)
OUTPUT
[('Apples', 5, '20'), ('Oranges', 6, '10'), ('Pears', 1, '5')]

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Example 3: 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 4: python sort

nums = [4,8,5,2,1]
#1 sorted() (Returns sorted list)
sorted_nums = sorted(nums)
print(sorted_nums)#[1,2,4,5,8]
print(nums)#[4,8,5,2,1]

#2 .sort() (Changes original list)
nums.sort()
print(nums)#[1,2,4,5,8]

Example 5: python sort list with lambda key

#return new list
>>> 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)]

#sort in place
data = [("Apples", 5, "20"), ("Pears", 1, "5"), ("Oranges", 6, "10")]

data.sort(key=lambda x:x[0])
print(data)
OUTPUT
[('Apples', 5, '20'), ('Oranges', 6, '10'), ('Pears', 1, '5')]

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Example 6: python sort multiple keys

records.sort(
  key = lambda l: (l[0], l[2])
)