Sorting a list of frozensets?

Question

Is it possible to lexicographically sort a list of frozensets as in the following example:

sort_frozensets(frozenset(['d','b']), frozenset(['a','b']), frozenset(['z','a']), frozenset(['l',''m]))
#result = frozenset(['a','b']), frozenset(['z','a']), frozenset(['d','b']), frozenset(['l',''m])

So, it's ordered through the order of the first item, and if the first item is the same, then the second item is considered.

You should so what you tried. We can help with concrete problem in real code. StackOverflow is not a free code-writing service. — Alexander, Oct 22 '21 at 18:02
Sets are unordered, even in python 3.6+, when dicts became ordered. What does "first" mean? — Mad Physicist, Oct 22 '21 at 18:02
Please fix your typos, clarify your requirements, and post a [mcve] — Mad Physicist, Oct 22 '21 at 18:02

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 22 '21 at 19:49

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No, frozensets do not have an order, so you can't sort them. Find another data structure that fits your problem, we won't be able to guess it.

answered Oct 22 '21 at 19:49

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