# Taken from python2.7/3.3 functools def cmp_to_key(mycmp): """Convert a cmp= function into a key= function""" class K(object): __slots__ = ['obj'] def __init__(self, obj): self.obj = obj def __lt__(self, other): return mycmp(self.obj, other.obj) < 0 def __gt__(self, other): return mycmp(self.obj, other.obj) > 0 def __eq__(self, other): return mycmp(self.obj, other.obj) == 0 def __le__(self, other): return mycmp(self.obj, other.obj) <= 0 def __ge__(self, other): return mycmp(self.obj, other.obj) >= 0 def __ne__(self, other): return mycmp(self.obj, other.obj) != 0 __hash__ = None return K