>>> l = [4, 6, 'word','a', 3, 9] >>> l.sort() >>> l [3, 4, 6, 9, 'a', 'word'] >>> k = [each for each in l if type(each) == type(int())] >>> k [3, 4, 6, 9] >>> kex = [each for each in l if type(each) != type(int())] >>> kex ['a', 'word'] >>> kex+k ['a', 'word', 3, 4, 6, 9]
On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 10:55 PM, Alan Gauld <alan.ga...@btinternet.com> wrote: > > "vince spicer" <vinces1...@gmail.com> wrote >> >> def compare(x,y): >> try: >> return cmp(int(x), int(y)) >> except: >> pass >> try: >> int(x) >> except: >> return -1 >> try: >> int(y) >> except: >> return 1 >> return 0 > > Or > > def compare(x,y): > if type(x) == str: return -1 > if type(y) == str: return 1 > return cmp(x,y) > > > Runs into problems if you have multiple strings and want them sorted too... > > >>>> L = [4,3,'word','picture',1,2,3] >>>> sorted(L, cmp=comp) > > ['picture', 'word', 1, 2, 3, 3, 4] >>>> >>>> L = [4,3,'picture','word',1,2,3] >>>> sorted(L, cmp=comp) > > ['word', 'picture', 1, 2, 3, 3, 4] > > > HTH, > > > -- > Alan Gauld > Author of the Learn to Program web site > http://www.alan-g.me.uk/ > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - tu...@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > -- Ataulla SH web:www.kring.com personal blog:www.ataulla.objectis.net KRING Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. 1st Floor, Tower B, Infinity Towers, DLF II, Gurgaon-122 002 _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
