[issue44199] code example index error in tutorial controlflow

HVoltBb added the comment: right. I just realized that the moment I hit the submit button, and I closed this issue right away. Thanks for clearing it up. -- ___ Python tracker

[issue44199] code example index error in tutorial controlflow

Eric V. Smith added the comment: The example is correct. The result is sorted by the second item (index=1) of each tuple: four one three two Maybe the text could make it more clear that that's the desired output. -- nosy: +eric.smith ___ Python

[issue44199] code example index error in tutorial controlflow

Change by HVoltBb : -- resolution: -> not a bug stage: -> resolved status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker ___ ___

[issue44199] code example index error in tutorial controlflow

New submission from HVoltBb : An index error in the code example given just above https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/controlflow.html#documentation-strings The code now is : pairs = [(1, 'one'), (2, 'two'), (3, 'three'), (4, 'four')] pairs.sort(key=lambda pair: pair[1]) pairs The "pair[1]"