Hello everyone,
beginners question here 
I am trying to get a list of points (x,y,z) ordered based in the z value.
As a beginner, I thought I could use two lists (xyz and only z) to create a dictionary, then sort it, then create a new list with the sorted positions x,y,z. Why is it not working and is there another better method to achieve what I am trying to?
Cheers!
To sort by Z then X then Y use the following:
import clr
orglst = IN[0]
orglst.sort(key = lambda orglst: (orglst.Z, orglst.X, orglst.Y))
OUT = orglst
Adaption of the code by:
that is beautiful, and it works indeed.
As a beginner, I would like to understand what I am doing though, and this lambda expression was a bit too much. I tried to translate it into a function and was not successful. Would you mind helping me with that as well?
import clr
orglist = IN[0
def reorder(elem):
return elem.Z
orglist.sort(key=reorder)
OUT = orglist
Thanks a lot!
Loud and clear 
Dialing this right back… the simplest way to sort by one part of an XYZ is to use a List.SortByFunction node. Then use the re-ordered list to get the Elements in order 
for some reason that didnt work here, but I am really curious to understand whats the mistake I am doing with the function in python. I would be interested in understanding how to translate the lambda into a function, if that makes sense? Just as a way to understand what the lambda is doing… Thanks a lot!
To sort by Z then X then Y as a function in a Python the input and return needed to be adjusted to work as a definition.
import clr
def sortbyZXY(orglst):
orglst.sort(key = lambda orglst: (orglst.Z, orglst.X, orglst.Y))
return orglst
input = IN[0]
result = []
for i in input:
result.append(sortbyZXY(i))
OUT = result