[Python-Dev] RE: [Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Python bltinmodule.c, 2.304, 2.305 (original) (raw)

Jeremy Fincher fincher.8 at osu.edu
Thu Dec 18 03:51:18 EST 2003

On Wednesday 17 December 2003 04:19 pm, Raymond Hettinger wrote:

I think sorted() is better:

* the context makes it clear that it's not a predicate * the name helps distinguish it from list.sort() * it fits with reversed() * looking at actual code using sorted(), it reads well

sorted() returns a list, and reversed() returns an iterator. That seems like a recipe for confusion, especially because they "fit" together and do completely different things.

Jeremy

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