How to get a directory list sorted by date?

[cl at isbd.net]

Tim Chase <python.list at tim.thechases.com> wrote:
> On 2016-05-15 14:36, Grant Edwards wrote:
> > On 2016-05-15, Tim Chase <python.list at tim.thechases.com> wrote:
> > > unless sorted() returns a lazy sorter,
> > 
> > What's a lazy sorter?
> 
> A hypothetical algorithm that can spool out a sorted sequence without
> holding the entire sequence in memory at the same time. 
> 
> Though I typed that initial reply a little quickly, as I hadn't known
> at the time that scandir()'s results also provide stat() results with
> reduced overhead (whereas listdir() just returns the filenames, so
> you have to stat() each one).  Thanks, Peter, for highlighting this
> feature.
> 
> So in light of my newfound knowledge, I humbly retract my snark and
> agree that it's better to exploit scandir()'s inclusion of stat()
> details without additional calls.
> 
Thanks everyone for the ideas etc.

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Chris Green
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