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Introduction
The key argument
Lambdas
The itemgetter() function
Summary
11. Summary

Instruction

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  1. Functions like sort(), sorted(), min() and max() can take an optional key parameter that specifies a custom sort order:
    sorted(products, key=str.lower)
  2. Sorting in Python is stable. When multiple items have a key of the same order, their original order will be preserved.
  3. The key argument can accept lambdas (i.e., anonymous functions):
    products.sort(key=lambda product: product.replace(' ',''))
  4. To sort a list of tuples by a given element, use:
    products.sort(key=lambda product: product[2])
  5. You can also pick tuple elements to sort using itemgetter():
    products.sort(key=itemgetter(0, 2))

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