How to sort a list of instances of a class?

Asked Nov 28 '17 at 00:42

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How can I sort a list that contains classes by a particular instance variable? I want to do alphabetically by the name of the animal in this case.

For example: my_list = [Animal('dog',3), Animal('cat',5) , Animal('bird',2)]

I want it sorted like this: [Animal('bird',5), Animal('cat',3), Animal('dog',2)] (Alphabetically)

I don't want it like this: [Animal('bird',2), Animal('dog',3), Animal('cat',5)] (Numerically)

edited Nov 28 '17 at 10:00

Ersel Er

asked Nov 28 '17 at 00:42

Analovespugs

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Your list doesnt seem to contain classes at all, rather, it looks like it contains a bunch of *instances*. – juanpa.arrivillaga Nov 28 '17 at 00:44
I tried key = Animal it doesn't work – Analovespugs Nov 28 '17 at 00:50
`my_list.sort(key=lambda animal: animal.name)` – Jeff F. Nov 28 '17 at 00:55
Thanks So Much!! – Analovespugs Nov 28 '17 at 01:00

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