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Re: How to get a directory list sorted by date?

From cl@isbd.net
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Subject Re: How to get a directory list sorted by date?
Date 2016-05-15 21:23 +0100
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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
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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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