Use Python lists to store data in one-dimensional rows, access them by indexes, and sort them any which way you like.

As an FYI, nosferatu-man's and my solutions are better than S. Carton's, but require Python 2.4. The "key" parameter to sort/sorted does a "Decorate-Sort-Undecorate" [1] automatically, whereas the ...

This post explains how to use lists in Python. Learn how to add to a list in Python, create lists, insert entries, and more.