From ed8df0a998609d2ffd71276bb3b039f1fbc2ab11 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeremy Fincher <jemfinch@users.sourceforge.net>
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 10:04:09 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Updated sorted for 2.4 compatibility.

---
 plugins/Topic.py |  2 +-
 src/utils.py     | 13 +++++++++----
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/plugins/Topic.py b/plugins/Topic.py
index 4cc8ddfa0..dd3dd044e 100644
--- a/plugins/Topic.py
+++ b/plugins/Topic.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class Topic(callbacks.Privmsg):
                 except ValueError:
                     irc.error('The positions must be valid integers.')
                     return
-            if utils.sorted(order) != range(num):
+            if sorted(order) != range(num):
                 irc.error('Duplicate topic numbers cannot be specified.')
                 return
             try:
diff --git a/src/utils.py b/src/utils.py
index 255ecdb62..b2ea2d77b 100755
--- a/src/utils.py
+++ b/src/utils.py
@@ -394,13 +394,18 @@ def sortBy(f, L, cmp=cmp):
     for (i, elt) in enumerate(L):
         L[i] = L[i][2]
 
-def sorted(iterable, *args, **kwargs):
-    """Returns a sorted list made from iterable.  All other args are given to
-    list.sort unchanged."""
+def sorted(iterable, cmp=None, key=None, reversed=False):
     L = list(iterable)
-    L.sort(*args, **kwargs)
+    if key is not None:
+        sortBy(key, L, cmp=cmp)
+    else:
+        L.sort(cmp)
+    if reversed:
+        L.reverse()
     return L
 
+__builtins__['sorted'] = sorted
+
 def mktemp(suffix=''):
     """Gives a decent random string, suitable for a filename."""
     import sha