Sort List of tuples by numeric values Python

Question

How do I sort the below list of tuples by the second element?

[('8B', u'11'), ('8P', u'2.3'), ('8C', u'1.6')]

Expected Result would be:

[('8C', u'1.6'), ('8P', u'2.3'), ('8B', u'11')]

Possible duplicate of *"did absolutely no research"* – jonrsharpe Jun 21 '16 at 07:50 — jonrsharpe, Jun 21 '16 at 07:50

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 21 '16 at 07:50

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Tested and confirmed in Python IDLE

my_list = [('8B', u'11'), ('8P', u'2.3'), ('8C', u'1.6')]
my_list.sort(key=lambda x: float(x[1]))
print(my_list)

Got

[('8C', '1.6'), ('8P', '2.3'), ('8B', '11')]

answered Jun 21 '16 at 07:50

coralvanda

Excellent! thanks a lot! i cant upvote you because of lower points! – TidyWay Jun 21 '16 at 07:54
Glad I could help. Going forward, please try to remember to search for similar/related questions before posting a new one. – coralvanda Jun 21 '16 at 07:57

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