Could we consider sorted as an high order function? sorted_list = sorted(list_strings, key = str.lower)
2011/2/14 Steven D'Aprano <st...@pearwood.info> > Steven D'Aprano wrote: > > An example might help. Back in the old days, before Python had a sum() >> function, the easiest way to add up a list of numbers was to use reduce and >> a small function to add two numbers: >> >> def add(x, y): >> return x+y >> >> total = filter(add, [2, 4, 5, 9, 1]) >> > > Arggggh! Of course, I meant *reduce* in that example, not filter. Sorry for > any confusion! > > > > > -- > Steven > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor >
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