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| From | cl@isbd.net |
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| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Subject | Re: How to get a directory list sorted by date? |
| Date | 2016-05-15 21:23 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <tf2n0d-tc1.ln1@esprimo.zbmc.eu> (permalink) |
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Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> wrote: > On 2016-05-15 14:36, Grant Edwards wrote: > > On 2016-05-15, Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> wrote: > > > unless sorted() returns a lazy sorter, > > > > What's a lazy sorter? > > A hypothetical algorithm that can spool out a sorted sequence without > holding the entire sequence in memory at the same time. > > Though I typed that initial reply a little quickly, as I hadn't known > at the time that scandir()'s results also provide stat() results with > reduced overhead (whereas listdir() just returns the filenames, so > you have to stat() each one). Thanks, Peter, for highlighting this > feature. > > So in light of my newfound knowledge, I humbly retract my snark and > agree that it's better to exploit scandir()'s inclusion of stat() > details without additional calls. > Thanks everyone for the ideas etc. -- Chris Green ยท
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How to get a directory list sorted by date? cl@isbd.net - 2016-05-15 09:47 +0100
Re: How to get a directory list sorted by date? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2016-05-15 20:48 +1000
Re: How to get a directory list sorted by date? Michael Selik <michael.selik@gmail.com> - 2016-05-15 15:50 +0000
Re: How to get a directory list sorted by date? Grant Edwards <grant.b.edwards@gmail.com> - 2016-05-15 16:00 +0000
Re: How to get a directory list sorted by date? Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2016-05-15 13:12 -0500
Re: How to get a directory list sorted by date? cl@isbd.net - 2016-05-15 21:23 +0100
Re: How to get a directory list sorted by date? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-05-16 07:52 +1000
Re: How to get a directory list sorted by date? Random832 <random832@fastmail.com> - 2016-05-16 12:40 -0400
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