Python 1.5.2 list sorting bug

[Christian Tismer]

Brian Kelley wrote:
> 
> actually a much quicker test is:
> 
> Python 1.5.2 (#1, Oct 27 1999, 17:21:07) [C] on irix646
> Copyright 1991-1995 Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam
> >>> a = [3,4,5,1,2]
> >>> a.sort(lambda x,y: x>y)
> >>> a
> [3, 4, 5, 1, 2]
> >>>

Please have a look into the documentation about sorting and
the cmp function. Actually, you need a three valued compare.

Using 

>>> a.sort(lambda x,y: cmp(x,y))

should convince you :-)

ciao - chris

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