Sort a List of Tuples by Second Value

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Write sort_by_score(records) where records is a list of (name, score) tuples. Return the list sorted by score descending; if scores tie, sort those names alphabetically ascending as a secondary key.

Examples

Example 1

Input

records = [('Amit', 70), ('Zoya', 90), ('Bina', 90)]

Output

[('Bina', 90), ('Zoya', 90), ('Amit', 70)]

Explanation

Bina and Zoya tie at 90 so they are ordered alphabetically; Amit trails at 70.

Constraints

0 <= len(records) <= 10^4

Topics

ListsSorting

Companies

Goldman SachsJPMorgan Chase

Hints

Hint 1

Use key=lambda r: (-r[1], r[0]) to sort by score desc, name asc in one pass.

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