Define "better off." Using itemgetter is definitely another way to do it, but it's almost exactly the same as the lambda option. Likewise, I could have also written a function of my own to pass as the key.
Of course, I'm happy to add itemgetter as another option if you want.
itemgetter is faster than using lambda specifically because all the operations are performed on the C side. I should have clarified when I made my response. Thanks for the shoutout!
Define "better off." Using
itemgetteris definitely another way to do it, but it's almost exactly the same as the lambda option. Likewise, I could have also written a function of my own to pass as the key.Of course, I'm happy to add
itemgetteras another option if you want.EDIT: I added your example to the article.
itemgetteris faster than usinglambdaspecifically because all the operations are performed on theCside. I should have clarified when I made my response. Thanks for the shoutout!Thanks for the clarification! I wasn't aware of that. The article has been updated to include a note about performance.