Please help me with this!!! I've looked every where and tried everything but I cannot figure out how to sort by zipcode, the last element of my array. If someone can just explain how to choose which element to sort by, that would be amazing! Thanks for the help.
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def main(): a=[['Zdofalos','Fred','Charlotte','NC',28210], ['Johnson','Malcolm','Monroe','NC',28337], ['Terrell','Monkey','Broken Pine','SC',28974], ['Wilson','Wilson','Hogwart','VA',27457], ['Key','LeDoor','Spot In Road','AL',36827], ['Smith','Jim Bob','Denver','NC',28037], ['Alfonso','Ralph','Gastonia','NC',28554]] sort=0 sort=input("What would you like to sort? 1)LastName 2)Zipcode 3)Exit") if sort == 1: bubble_sort(a) print a main() elif sort == 2: zip_sort(a) print a main() elif sort == 3: end() def bubble_sort ( a ) : for i in xrange(len(a)): for j in xrange(i+1,len(a)): if a[i]>a[j]: tmp = a[i] a[i] = a[j] a[j] = tmp #This is where I need help!!! I'm not even sure what is being sorted by this code. def zip_sort(a): for i in xrange(len(a[4])): for j in xrange(i+1,len(a[4])): if a[i]>a[j]: tmp=a[i] a[i]=a[j] a[j]=tmp def end(): #funtion to end stop='y' stop=raw_input ("Are you sure that you want to end this program? y/n: ") while stop == 'y': print 'goodbye' break else: main() # if the user wants to keep going, the program will be sent back to the begining of the main module. main()
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