There are many times different types of sorting has been discussed in python lists. The sorting of python list of lists has also been discussed. But sometimes, we have two parameters upon which we need to sort. First one being the list sum and next being its length. Let’s discuss how this type of problem can be solved.
Method #1 : Using sort() twice
The first approach that comes into the mind is the generic way that is to use the sort function twice, firstly on basis of the value and then on basis of size of list.
# Python code to demonstrate # sort list of lists by value and length # using sort() twice # initializing list test_list = [[1, 4, 3, 2], [5, 4, 1], [1, 4, 6, 7]] # printing the original list print ("The original list is : " + str(test_list)) # using sort() twice # sort list of lists by value and length test_list.sort() test_list.sort(key = len) # printing result print ("The list after sorting by value and length " + str(test_list)) |
The original list is : [[1, 4, 3, 2], [5, 4, 1], [1, 4, 6, 7]]
The list after sorting by value and length [[5, 4, 1], [1, 4, 3, 2], [1, 4, 6, 7]]
Method #2 : Using lambda function
The above method calls a single sort function twice but as an improvement to it, this method calls the sort function just once and uses lambda function to perform both sorts in one go.
# Python code to demonstrate # sort list of lists by value and length # using lambda function # initializing list test_list = [[1, 4, 3, 2], [5, 4, 1], [1, 4, 6, 7]] # printing the original list print ("The original list is : " + str(test_list)) # using lambda function # sort list of lists by value and length res = sorted(test_list, key = lambda i: (len(i), i)) # printing result print ("The list after sorting by value and length " + str(res)) |
The original list is : [[1, 4, 3, 2], [5, 4, 1], [1, 4, 6, 7]]
The list after sorting by value and length [[5, 4, 1], [1, 4, 3, 2], [1, 4, 6, 7]]
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