Re: How to show a dictionary sorted on a value within its data?

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On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 10:33 AM,  <cl@isbd.net> wrote:
> Ah, so at least there is a reason for it, I'm far from being a
> mathematician though so it's not particularly obvious (for me anyway).

You're not alone; a lot of people find the terminology not intuitive.
Even GvR has publicly lamented the choice of keyword.

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How to show a dictionary sorted on a value within its data? cl@isbd.net - 2014-10-01 10:58 +0100
  Re: How to show a dictionary sorted on a value within its data? Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2014-10-01 12:24 +0200
    Re: How to show a dictionary sorted on a value within its data? cl@isbd.net - 2014-10-01 11:45 +0100
      Re: How to show a dictionary sorted on a value within its data? Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> - 2014-10-01 06:56 -0400
        Re: How to show a dictionary sorted on a value within its data? cl@isbd.net - 2014-10-01 13:16 +0100
      Re: How to show a dictionary sorted on a value within its data? Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2014-10-01 13:12 +0200
      Re: How to show a dictionary sorted on a value within its data? Travis Griggs <travisgriggs@gmail.com> - 2014-10-01 21:57 -0700
        Re: How to show a dictionary sorted on a value within its data? cl@isbd.net - 2014-10-02 10:40 +0100
          Re: How to show a dictionary sorted on a value within its data? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-10-02 14:17 +0300
            Re: How to show a dictionary sorted on a value within its data? Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-10-02 10:46 -0700
          Re: How to show a dictionary sorted on a value within its data? Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-10-02 14:05 +0000
            Re: How to show a dictionary sorted on a value within its data? cl@isbd.net - 2014-10-02 17:33 +0100
              Re: How to show a dictionary sorted on a value within its data? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-10-02 13:15 -0600
              Re: How to show a dictionary sorted on a value within its data? Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-10-02 19:36 +0000
              Re: How to show a dictionary sorted on a value within its data? Dan Stromberg <drsalists@gmail.com> - 2014-10-02 13:06 -0700
                Re: How to show a dictionary sorted on a value within its data? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-10-03 09:16 +1000
                Re: How to show a dictionary sorted on a value within its data? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-10-03 12:44 +1000
                Re: How to show a dictionary sorted on a value within its data? Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2014-10-03 07:55 +0000
                Re: How to show a dictionary sorted on a value within its data? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-10-03 18:09 +1000
              Re: How to show a dictionary sorted on a value within its data? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-10-03 07:01 +1000
  Re: How to show a dictionary sorted on a value within its data? Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-10-01 11:27 +0100
  Re: How to show a dictionary sorted on a value within its data? Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> - 2014-10-01 06:37 -0400
    Re: How to show a dictionary sorted on a value within its data? cl@isbd.net - 2014-10-01 13:19 +0100

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