lt — Easy Playground

Defines behavior for the < less-than operator

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class Student:
    def __init__(self, name, gpa):
        self.name = name
        self.gpa = gpa

    def __lt__(self, other):
        return self.gpa < other.gpa

    def __repr__(self):
        return f"{self.name}({self.gpa})"

students = [Student("Alice", 3.8), Student("Bob", 3.5), Student("Charlie", 3.9)]
print(sorted(students))

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__lt__ defines behavior for the < less-than operator. Implementing it lets you customize how Python interacts with your objects.

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