[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > A couple of times recently I've come across this problem: I have a > large list to sort and I need to the the "key=function" argument to > sort appropriately. But I actually have the key mapping in a big > dictionary. Now I have to make an intermediary function: > > def key_fn(key): > return key_dict[key]
Try key=key_dict.__getitem__
In [3]: d=dict(a=1,b=2)
In [4]: d.__getitem__('a')
Out[4]: 1
Kent
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