Demonstration of lambda functions using the sort function

jeffsilverm · jeffsilverm · commit 6ccbc0725738 · 2013-04-02T15:00:45.000-07:00
diff --git a/week-02/placeholder.txt b/week-02/placeholder.txt
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-Slides are at https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1BNrdSU1fcYsMhCy-Zi0Opf7WSnPZTtiVFwop8F1gSQY/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000
+Slides on pdb, the python debugger, are at https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1BNrdSU1fcYsMhCy-Zi0Opf7WSnPZTtiVFwop8F1gSQY/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000
+The slides on lambda functions are at https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1GMMrDXzYFMFRn9ufrVUGb0vSBGO7VkV6GLAdu46CVzA/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000
+
+
diff --git a/week-02/sort_lambda.py b/week-02/sort_lambda.py
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+#! /usr/bin/env python
+#
+# This program demonstrates the use of the lambda function to sort a list of
+# tuples
+#
+#
+my_list = [('one',2,['eggs','cheese']),
+           ('seventeen',17,['oregano','paparika']),
+           ('six',6,['steak','lobster']),
+           ('twelve',12,['beer','soda'])]
+
+print "Before", my_list
+my_list.sort(key=lambda x: x[1])
+print "\nAfter", my_list
+
+           
+
