named_tuples.py

import os
import collections
import random
import time

DataPoint = collections.namedtuple('DataPoint', 'id, x, y, temp, quality')

def main():
  print('Creating dataset.')
  data_list = []
  random.seed(0)
  
  for id in range(500):
    x = random.randint(0, 249)
    y = random.randint(250, 499)
    temp = random.randint(-20, 40)
    quality = random.random()
    data_list.append(DataPoint(id, x, y, temp, quality))
    
  print('Data generation complete, sorting on id...')
  data_list.sort(key=lambda d: d.id)
  print('Sorting finished.')
  time.sleep(3)
  sys.stdout.flush()
  print(data_list)
  
  
  
if __name__ == '__main__':
  main()