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From: HenHanna <HenHanna@devnull.tb>
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Subject: Re: (in Python) given a list of candidates [ (12, "Dat"), (5, "dat"),
 (4,"..."), ...] find the Tuple with the Min (1st) tag value
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2024 19:21:56 -0700
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On 7/10/2024 9:26 AM, B. Pym wrote:
> HenHanna wrote:
> 
>>
>> (in Python)  let's say i have a list of candidates
>> like this
>>             a= [ (12, "Data1"),  (5, "data"),  (4, "..."), ...]
>>
>> and i want to find the Tuple with the Min (1st) tag value.
>>
>> in Python that's what   min()   gives, by default.
>>
>>                   min(a)
>>
>>
>> Is this the same in Scheme(Gauche) ?
> 
> 
> (use gauche.collection) ;;  find-min
> 
> (find-min
>    '[(12 "Data1") (5 "data") (4 "...")]
>    :key car)
> 
>                     ===>   (4 "...")


thanks..  how is it done in CL (Common Lisp) ?


in Python,  this substitution
            (go look for the key value in the CAR position
                for Tuples and Lists (and what else?))
works in other situations also.


i just realized that i like this so much because
it reminds me of my Mother-Tongue               (Assoc in Lisp 1.5)


            What other features from LISP 1.5  do i feel nostalgic about?
                   ----- Dotted Pairs,   replca,  replcd

                      the name  Member,  Atom,    (memq)

                           (funarg triple)     the name Moses