[Python-Dev] Propose to reject PEP 265 -- Sorting Dictionaries by Value

[Guido van Rossum]

On 6/16/05, Guido van Rossum <gvanrossum at gmail.com> wrote:
> Agreed. I don't want to add sorting abilities (with all its infinite
> variants) to every data structure -- or even one or two common data
> structures. You want something sorted that's not already a list? Use
> the sorted() method.

I meant the sorted() function, of course. Java on my mind. :-)

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