sorting a list

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sigurd at 12move.de (Karl Pflästerer) wrote in message news:<m31xo1bmlv.fsf at hamster.pflaesterer.de>...
> An unnamed person wrote:
> 
> > I want to sort a list.
> > My problem is:
>  
> >>>> a=['a','f','F','A','D']
> >>>> a.sort()
> >>>> a
> > ['A','D', 'F', 'a', 'f']
> 
> 
> > But I am actually looking for an output:
> > ['A','a','D','F','f']
>  
> > Is there any module to sort a list this way?
> 
> You don't need a module.  The sorting method can take a custom sorting
> function.
> 
> >>> L = ['a','f','F','A','D']
> >>> L.sort(lambda u, v: cmp(u.lower(), v.lower()) or cmp(u, v))
> >>> L
>  ['A', 'a', 'D', 'F', 'f']
> >>> 
> 
> As 0 is the same as a boolean false value the comparing function will
> try the part after the `or' if two values were equal compared with
> `cmp(u.lower(), v.lower())' to ensure `A' comes before `a'.
> 
> 
> 
>    KP


Hi KP,
Thanks
This was what I was looking for.
Regards,
Ketul