Python: Sort list with parallel list

Question

I have a list that is filled with HTML elements. I also have a list filled with date/times, which is parallel to the HTML list.

How can I sort the HTML list based on the

Answer 1

You can use a third-party package called more_itertools:

import more_itertools 

timestamps = ["08-11-17", "01-13-17", "11-22-17"]
elements = ["
", "", ""]
more_itertools.sort_together([timestamps, elements])
# [('01-13-17', '08-11-17', '11-22-17'), ('', '
', '')]

See more_itertools docs for more information.