Python sorting 2D array by the first element (not unique)










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I have a very big 2D array where the second elements are not unique. Something like this:



list = [ ['text43','value43'], 
['text23','value23'],
['text12','value12'],
['text43','different_val_43'],
['text12','another_value12'],
['text04','value04'],
['text43','anohter_value43'] ]


I would like to sort it by the first element but not in alphabetical order, just in the order of appearance of first element. Desired output:



list = [ ['text43','value43'],
['text43','different_val_43'],
['text43','anohter_value43'],
['text23','value23'],
['text12','value12'],
['text12','another_value12'],
['text04','value04'] ]









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    sorted(list1, key=lambda x: -int(x[0][-2:])) ?

    – Bear Brown
    Nov 13 '18 at 13:07











  • Hello @Birbal, you'll need to add some code that you have already tried to make work. Have you tried anything?

    – gkapellmann
    Nov 13 '18 at 13:09






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    Do not use list as the variable name of a python list. @BearBrown 's answer looks right.

    – Charles Landau
    Nov 13 '18 at 13:11











  • Thanks @CharlesLandau ...actually was just an example, I have not named it list.

    – Birbal
    Nov 13 '18 at 13:51















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I have a very big 2D array where the second elements are not unique. Something like this:



list = [ ['text43','value43'], 
['text23','value23'],
['text12','value12'],
['text43','different_val_43'],
['text12','another_value12'],
['text04','value04'],
['text43','anohter_value43'] ]


I would like to sort it by the first element but not in alphabetical order, just in the order of appearance of first element. Desired output:



list = [ ['text43','value43'],
['text43','different_val_43'],
['text43','anohter_value43'],
['text23','value23'],
['text12','value12'],
['text12','another_value12'],
['text04','value04'] ]









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  • 2





    sorted(list1, key=lambda x: -int(x[0][-2:])) ?

    – Bear Brown
    Nov 13 '18 at 13:07











  • Hello @Birbal, you'll need to add some code that you have already tried to make work. Have you tried anything?

    – gkapellmann
    Nov 13 '18 at 13:09






  • 3





    Do not use list as the variable name of a python list. @BearBrown 's answer looks right.

    – Charles Landau
    Nov 13 '18 at 13:11











  • Thanks @CharlesLandau ...actually was just an example, I have not named it list.

    – Birbal
    Nov 13 '18 at 13:51













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I have a very big 2D array where the second elements are not unique. Something like this:



list = [ ['text43','value43'], 
['text23','value23'],
['text12','value12'],
['text43','different_val_43'],
['text12','another_value12'],
['text04','value04'],
['text43','anohter_value43'] ]


I would like to sort it by the first element but not in alphabetical order, just in the order of appearance of first element. Desired output:



list = [ ['text43','value43'],
['text43','different_val_43'],
['text43','anohter_value43'],
['text23','value23'],
['text12','value12'],
['text12','another_value12'],
['text04','value04'] ]









share|improve this question














I have a very big 2D array where the second elements are not unique. Something like this:



list = [ ['text43','value43'], 
['text23','value23'],
['text12','value12'],
['text43','different_val_43'],
['text12','another_value12'],
['text04','value04'],
['text43','anohter_value43'] ]


I would like to sort it by the first element but not in alphabetical order, just in the order of appearance of first element. Desired output:



list = [ ['text43','value43'],
['text43','different_val_43'],
['text43','anohter_value43'],
['text23','value23'],
['text12','value12'],
['text12','another_value12'],
['text04','value04'] ]






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    sorted(list1, key=lambda x: -int(x[0][-2:])) ?

    – Bear Brown
    Nov 13 '18 at 13:07











  • Hello @Birbal, you'll need to add some code that you have already tried to make work. Have you tried anything?

    – gkapellmann
    Nov 13 '18 at 13:09






  • 3





    Do not use list as the variable name of a python list. @BearBrown 's answer looks right.

    – Charles Landau
    Nov 13 '18 at 13:11











  • Thanks @CharlesLandau ...actually was just an example, I have not named it list.

    – Birbal
    Nov 13 '18 at 13:51












  • 2





    sorted(list1, key=lambda x: -int(x[0][-2:])) ?

    – Bear Brown
    Nov 13 '18 at 13:07











  • Hello @Birbal, you'll need to add some code that you have already tried to make work. Have you tried anything?

    – gkapellmann
    Nov 13 '18 at 13:09






  • 3





    Do not use list as the variable name of a python list. @BearBrown 's answer looks right.

    – Charles Landau
    Nov 13 '18 at 13:11











  • Thanks @CharlesLandau ...actually was just an example, I have not named it list.

    – Birbal
    Nov 13 '18 at 13:51







2




2





sorted(list1, key=lambda x: -int(x[0][-2:])) ?

– Bear Brown
Nov 13 '18 at 13:07





sorted(list1, key=lambda x: -int(x[0][-2:])) ?

– Bear Brown
Nov 13 '18 at 13:07













Hello @Birbal, you'll need to add some code that you have already tried to make work. Have you tried anything?

– gkapellmann
Nov 13 '18 at 13:09





Hello @Birbal, you'll need to add some code that you have already tried to make work. Have you tried anything?

– gkapellmann
Nov 13 '18 at 13:09




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3





Do not use list as the variable name of a python list. @BearBrown 's answer looks right.

– Charles Landau
Nov 13 '18 at 13:11





Do not use list as the variable name of a python list. @BearBrown 's answer looks right.

– Charles Landau
Nov 13 '18 at 13:11













Thanks @CharlesLandau ...actually was just an example, I have not named it list.

– Birbal
Nov 13 '18 at 13:51





Thanks @CharlesLandau ...actually was just an example, I have not named it list.

– Birbal
Nov 13 '18 at 13:51












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You can use a custom sorting function that would return the index at which the first element of a sublist is first found, e.g.:



lst = [['text43','value43'],
['text23','value23'],
['text12','value12'],
['text43','different_val_43'],
['text12','another_value12'],
['text04','value04'],
['text43','anohter_value43']]

d =
for i, item in enumerate(lst):
if item[0] not in d:
d[item[0]] = i

lst.sort(key=lambda item: d[item[0]])
print(lst)


Output:



[['text43', 'value43'],
['text43', 'different_val_43'],
['text43', 'anohter_value43'],
['text23', 'value23'],
['text12', 'value12'],
['text12', 'another_value12'],
['text04', 'value04']]





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    Look if this helps. Using sorted()



    lst = [ ['text43','value43'], 
    ['text23','value23'],
    ['text12','value12'],
    ['text43','different_val_43'],
    ['text12','another_value12'],
    ['text04','value04'],
    ['text43','anohter_value43'] ]

    sorted(lst, reverse=True)


    Output:



    [['text43', 'value43'],
    ['text43', 'different_val_43'],
    ['text43', 'anohter_value43'],
    ['text23', 'value23'],
    ['text12', 'value12'],
    ['text12', 'another_value12'],
    ['text04', 'value04']]





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      You can use a custom sorting function that would return the index at which the first element of a sublist is first found, e.g.:



      lst = [['text43','value43'],
      ['text23','value23'],
      ['text12','value12'],
      ['text43','different_val_43'],
      ['text12','another_value12'],
      ['text04','value04'],
      ['text43','anohter_value43']]

      d =
      for i, item in enumerate(lst):
      if item[0] not in d:
      d[item[0]] = i

      lst.sort(key=lambda item: d[item[0]])
      print(lst)


      Output:



      [['text43', 'value43'],
      ['text43', 'different_val_43'],
      ['text43', 'anohter_value43'],
      ['text23', 'value23'],
      ['text12', 'value12'],
      ['text12', 'another_value12'],
      ['text04', 'value04']]





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        You can use a custom sorting function that would return the index at which the first element of a sublist is first found, e.g.:



        lst = [['text43','value43'],
        ['text23','value23'],
        ['text12','value12'],
        ['text43','different_val_43'],
        ['text12','another_value12'],
        ['text04','value04'],
        ['text43','anohter_value43']]

        d =
        for i, item in enumerate(lst):
        if item[0] not in d:
        d[item[0]] = i

        lst.sort(key=lambda item: d[item[0]])
        print(lst)


        Output:



        [['text43', 'value43'],
        ['text43', 'different_val_43'],
        ['text43', 'anohter_value43'],
        ['text23', 'value23'],
        ['text12', 'value12'],
        ['text12', 'another_value12'],
        ['text04', 'value04']]





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          You can use a custom sorting function that would return the index at which the first element of a sublist is first found, e.g.:



          lst = [['text43','value43'],
          ['text23','value23'],
          ['text12','value12'],
          ['text43','different_val_43'],
          ['text12','another_value12'],
          ['text04','value04'],
          ['text43','anohter_value43']]

          d =
          for i, item in enumerate(lst):
          if item[0] not in d:
          d[item[0]] = i

          lst.sort(key=lambda item: d[item[0]])
          print(lst)


          Output:



          [['text43', 'value43'],
          ['text43', 'different_val_43'],
          ['text43', 'anohter_value43'],
          ['text23', 'value23'],
          ['text12', 'value12'],
          ['text12', 'another_value12'],
          ['text04', 'value04']]





          share|improve this answer















          You can use a custom sorting function that would return the index at which the first element of a sublist is first found, e.g.:



          lst = [['text43','value43'],
          ['text23','value23'],
          ['text12','value12'],
          ['text43','different_val_43'],
          ['text12','another_value12'],
          ['text04','value04'],
          ['text43','anohter_value43']]

          d =
          for i, item in enumerate(lst):
          if item[0] not in d:
          d[item[0]] = i

          lst.sort(key=lambda item: d[item[0]])
          print(lst)


          Output:



          [['text43', 'value43'],
          ['text43', 'different_val_43'],
          ['text43', 'anohter_value43'],
          ['text23', 'value23'],
          ['text12', 'value12'],
          ['text12', 'another_value12'],
          ['text04', 'value04']]






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              Look if this helps. Using sorted()



              lst = [ ['text43','value43'], 
              ['text23','value23'],
              ['text12','value12'],
              ['text43','different_val_43'],
              ['text12','another_value12'],
              ['text04','value04'],
              ['text43','anohter_value43'] ]

              sorted(lst, reverse=True)


              Output:



              [['text43', 'value43'],
              ['text43', 'different_val_43'],
              ['text43', 'anohter_value43'],
              ['text23', 'value23'],
              ['text12', 'value12'],
              ['text12', 'another_value12'],
              ['text04', 'value04']]





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                Look if this helps. Using sorted()



                lst = [ ['text43','value43'], 
                ['text23','value23'],
                ['text12','value12'],
                ['text43','different_val_43'],
                ['text12','another_value12'],
                ['text04','value04'],
                ['text43','anohter_value43'] ]

                sorted(lst, reverse=True)


                Output:



                [['text43', 'value43'],
                ['text43', 'different_val_43'],
                ['text43', 'anohter_value43'],
                ['text23', 'value23'],
                ['text12', 'value12'],
                ['text12', 'another_value12'],
                ['text04', 'value04']]





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                  Look if this helps. Using sorted()



                  lst = [ ['text43','value43'], 
                  ['text23','value23'],
                  ['text12','value12'],
                  ['text43','different_val_43'],
                  ['text12','another_value12'],
                  ['text04','value04'],
                  ['text43','anohter_value43'] ]

                  sorted(lst, reverse=True)


                  Output:



                  [['text43', 'value43'],
                  ['text43', 'different_val_43'],
                  ['text43', 'anohter_value43'],
                  ['text23', 'value23'],
                  ['text12', 'value12'],
                  ['text12', 'another_value12'],
                  ['text04', 'value04']]





                  share|improve this answer















                  Look if this helps. Using sorted()



                  lst = [ ['text43','value43'], 
                  ['text23','value23'],
                  ['text12','value12'],
                  ['text43','different_val_43'],
                  ['text12','another_value12'],
                  ['text04','value04'],
                  ['text43','anohter_value43'] ]

                  sorted(lst, reverse=True)


                  Output:



                  [['text43', 'value43'],
                  ['text43', 'different_val_43'],
                  ['text43', 'anohter_value43'],
                  ['text23', 'value23'],
                  ['text12', 'value12'],
                  ['text12', 'another_value12'],
                  ['text04', 'value04']]






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