[Tutor] Sorting a list

[Timo]

Emile van Sebille schreef:
> On 5/13/2009 9:25 AM Timo said...
>> Hello,
>>
>> I don't think this should be difficult, so maybe I look over it. But 
>> I can't seem to find the solution.
>>
>> I have a list with one word and a couple of numbers.
>
> If this is always the case you can use the sort method of lists, then 
> relocate the last entry to the front --
>
> >>> a = [4, 6, 'word', 3, 9]
> >>> a.sort()
> >>> a.insert(0,a.pop())
> >>> a
> ['word', 3, 4, 6, 9]
> >>>
>
Thanks all for your answers. I think I will go for this solution (should 
have come to it myself).

Thanks,
Timo


> HTH,
>
> Emile
>
>
>> Now I want the word to be kept in the first location and the numbers 
>> to be sorted.
>>
>> So this:
>> [4, 6, 'word', 3, 9]
>>
>> should be:
>>
>> ['word', 3, 4, 6, 9]
>>
>> Timo
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