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Why is the cmp parameter removed from sort/sorted in Python3.0? Question: from python wiki: In Py3.0, the cmp parameter was removed entirely (as part of a larger effort to simplify and unify the language, eliminating the conflict between rich comparisons and the __cmp__ methods). I do not understand the reasoning why cmp is removed in …

How does Python's cmp_to_key function work? Question: I came across this function here. I am baffled as to how this would be implemented — how does the key function generated by cmp_to_key know what “position” a given element should be without checking how the given element compares with every other element of interest? Asked By: …