[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi List, > > I have a list like this x=[7,4,2,6] > and print x.sort() > gives to me None ! : > > >>> x=[7,4,2,6] >>> print x.sort() >>> > None > > ... but > > >>> x=[7,4,2,6] >>> x.sort() >>> print x >>> > [2, 4, 6, 7] > > so, why list.sort() returns None? is this normal ? > No, this is not normal. When the planets are aligned perfectly (which is very rare, thankfully), it creates magnetic interference that messes with Python interpreters in RAM and causes the list.sort method to return None. It's still being investigated. It just so happens that we had a momentary planet alignment earlier this week, which should explain the problems you've been having.
Seriously, though, see http://www.python.org/infogami-faq/general/why-doesn-t-list-sort-return-the-sorted-list/ for an explanation. Basically, as we can see here > (the python is "Python 2.4.3 (#69, Mar 29 2006, 17:35:34) > [MSC v.1310 32 bit (Intel)] on win32") > you're using Python 2.4, so you can just do sorted(x) and it will return the sorted list. It also might be a good idea to read the rest of that FAQ. HTH, -Luke _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
