Sort returns none because it changes your list in-place. Print your list out
after calling sort and you should see the new one.
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Sent from a mobile device. Apologies for brevity and top-posting.
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On Mar 28, 2011, at 11:53 AM, Eric Stevens <element.eff...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am currently designing an address book program, and am trying to design a
> method for organizing the keys (which are the names of the entries) for
> displaying purposes. I have created a list by doing sortedKeys =
> self.addbook.keys() {the self.addbook refers to a dictionary in a custom
> class}, and then i try to do a sortedKeys.sort() but never get an
> alphabetical list of the keys. All i get is 'None'. I know that a
> 'list.sort()' returns a None value but all of the tutorials I see show this
> giving an alphabetized list.
>
> I have also tried doing a 'sorted(self.addbook)' which gives me a list but
> not alphabetized. The dictionary keys I am using are 'Eric', 'Kyle', and
> 'dfd' and they always appear in that order when i use the sorted() feature
> (obviously not alphabetized).
>
> Could you please let me know what I am doing wrong or let me know of another
> way to alphabetize an iterable object. Thank you.
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