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Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2015 13:59:50 -0500
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On 03/02/2015 01:38 PM, Charles Heizer wrote:
> Sorry,
>
> sortedlist = sorted(mylist , key=lambda elem: "%s %s" % (elem['name'], LooseVersion(elem['version'])), reverse=True)
>
> This is what I was trying but LooseVersion() was not sorting version numbers like I thought it would. You will notice that Chrome version "40.0.2214.111" is higher than "40.0.2214.91" but in the end result it's not sorting it that way.
>

Please don't top-post.  put your remarks after whatever quoting you do.

You still haven't posted your LooseVersion() function source.  I agree 
with Emile that it's likely to be the problem.


-- 
DaveA