Alphabetizer Helper Thingy

alpha.py

def alphabetizer(names):
	"""
	Takes a list as a parameter, and sorts them into alphabetical order
	and groups them by the first letter.
	"""
	result = []
	temp_dict = {}
	for name in names:
		first_letter = name[0].upper()
		if first_letter not in temp_dict:
			temp_dict[first_letter] = []
		temp_dict[first_letter].append(name)
	for item, val in temp_dict.iteritems():
		val.sort()
		result.append({'letter': item, 'list': val})
	return result
"""
SAMPLE TEMPLATE
some_dict is the data structure returned by the alphabetizer method
<ul>
{% for item in some_dict|dictsort:"letter" %}
	<li>{{item.letter}}</li>
	<ul>
	{% for val in item.list %}
		<li>{{val}}</li>
	{% endfor %}
	</ul>
{% endfor %}
</ul>
"""