Sorting several lists alongside.

sorting_lists_alongside.ipynb

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      "source": "# Create three lists of same lengths.\nl1 = ['two', 'four', 'three', 'one']\nl2 = ['zwei', 'vier', 'drei', 'eins']\nl3 = [2, 4, 3, 1]\n\n# Sort all lists depending on the entries of the third list.\nsl1, sl2, sl3 = [list(t) for t in zip(*sorted(zip(l1, l2, l3), key=lambda x: x[2]))]\n\nprint(sl1, sl2, sl3)",
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