I have generated a long list of tuples (format below). Each tuple in the

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I have generated a long list of tuples (format below). Each tuple in the

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I have generated a long list of tuples (format below). Each tuple in the list has time as the first element and an event as the third member. The second member is always the same and identify the list from other similar lists that I will have to deal with. The tuples have many different third element and each have multiple entries at different values of time which is the first element.

I am trying to filter the list to delete all but the min and max value of time (first item in tuple) for each event (third member of tuple). I tried using list comprehension but quickly got confused.

('1.3433', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DNLP2G23.575')
('1.3433', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DNLP2G23.575')
('1.3433', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DNLP2G23.575')
('1.3433', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DNLP2G23.575')
('1.3433', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DNLP2G23.575')
('1.3433', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DNLP2G23.575')
('1.3433', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DNLP2G23.575')
('1.3433', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DNLP2G23.575')
('1.3433', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DNLP2G23.575')
('1.3467', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DNLP2G23.575')
('1.3467', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DNLP2G23.575')
('1.3467', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DNLP2G23.575')
('1.3467', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DNLP1_G1.575')
('1.3467', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DNLP1_G1.575')
('1.3467', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DNLP1_G1.575')
('1.3467', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DNLP1_G1.575')
('1.3533', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DIFICULT 230')
('1.3533', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DIFICULT 230')
('1.3533', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DIFICULT 230')
('1.3533', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DIFICULT 230')
('1.3533', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DIFICULT 230')
('1.3533', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DIFICULT 230')
('1.3533', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DIFICULT 230')
('1.3533', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DIFICULT 230')
('1.3533', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DIFICULT 230')
('1.3567', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DIFICULT 230')
('1.3600', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DIFICULT 230')
('1.3600', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', '7MIHL G1.575')
('1.3600', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', '7MIHL G1.575')
('1.3600', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', '7MIHL G1.575')
('1.3600', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', '7MIHL G1.575')
('1.3600', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', '7MIHL G1.575')
('1.3600', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', '7MIHL G1.575')
('1.3600', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', '7MIHL G1.575')
('1.3600', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', '7MIHL G1.575')
('1.3600', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', '7MIHL G1.575')
('1.3600', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', '7MIHL G1.575')
('1.3800', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', '7MIHL G1.575')
('1.3800', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', '7MIHL G1.575')
('1.3800', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'HORIZ_G .575')
('1.3800', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'MEDBOWCO 115')
('1.3800', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'MEDBOWCO 115')
('1.3800', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'STNDPSVC 230')
('1.3800', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'STNDPSVC 230')
('1.3800', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'STNDPSVC 230')
('1.3800', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'STNDPSVC 230')
('1.3800', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'STNDPSVC 230')
('1.3800', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'STNDPSVC 230')
('1.3867', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'MINERS  34.5')
('1.3867', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'MINERS  34.5')
('1.3867', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'MINERS  34.5')
('1.3867', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'MINERS  34.5')
('1.3867', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'MINERS  34.5')
('1.3867', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'MINERS  34.5')
('1.3867', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'MINERS  34.5')
('1.3867', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'MINERS  34.5')
('1.3867', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'MINERS  34.5')
('1.3867', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'MINERS  34.5')
('1.3867', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'MINERS  34.5')
('1.3900', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'MINERS  34.5')
('1.3900', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'MINERS  34.5')
('1.3900', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'MINERS  34.5')
('1.3900', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'MINERS  34.5')
('1.3900', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'MINERS  34.5')
('1.3900', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'MINERS  34.5')
('1.3900', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'MINERS  34.5')
('1.3900', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'MINERS  34.5')
('1.3900', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'MINERS  34.5')
'1.4233', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'FT CRK2 34.5')
('1.4233', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'FT CRK2 34.5')
('1.4233', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'FT CRK2 34.5')
('1.4233', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'FT CRK2 34.5')
('1.4233', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'FT CRK2 34.5')
('1.4233', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'FT CRK2 34.5')
('1.4233', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'FT CRK2 34.5')
('1.4233', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'FT CRK2 34.5')
('1.4233', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'FT CRK2 34.5')
('1.4233', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'FT CRK2 34.5')
('1.4233', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'FT CRK2 34.5')
('1.4267', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'FT CRK2 34.5')
('1.4267', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'FT CRK2 34.5')
('1.4267', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'FT CRK2 34.5')
('1.4267', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'FT CRK2 34.5')
('1.4267', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'FT CRK2 34.5')
('1.4800', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'HIPLN_G .575')
('1.4800', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'HIPLN_G .575')
('1.4800', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'HIPLN_G .575')
('1.4800', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'HIPLN_G .575')
('1.4800', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'HIPLN_G .575')
('1.4800', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'HIPLN_G .575')
('1.4800', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'HIPLN_G .575')
('1.4800', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'HIPLN_G .575')
('1.4800', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'HIPLN_G .575')
('1.4833', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'HIPLN_G .575')
('1.4833', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'HIPLN_G .575')
('1.4833', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'HIPLN_G .575')
('1.4833', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'HIPLN_G .575')
('1.4833', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'HIPLN_G .575')

Result after filter is

('1.3433', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DNLP2G23.575')
('1.3467', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DNLP2G23.575')
('1.3467', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DNLP1_G1.575')
('1.3467', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DNLP1_G1.575')
('1.3533', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DIFICULT 230')
('1.3600', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DIFICULT 230')
('1.3600', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', '7MIHL G1.575')
('1.3800', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', '7MIHL G1.575')
('1.3800', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'HORIZ_G .575')
('1.3800', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'MEDBOWCO 115')
('1.3800', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'MEDBOWCO 115')
('1.3800', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'STNDPSVC 230')
('1.3800', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'STNDPSVC 230')
('1.3800', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'STNDPSVC 230')
('1.3867', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'MINERS  34.5')
('1.3900', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'MINERS  34.5')
'1.4233', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'FT CRK2 34.5')
('1.4267', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'FT CRK2 34.5')
('1.4800', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'HIPLN_G .575')
('1.4833', 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'HIPLN_G .575')`

I am trying the code below but I am getting an error. I am fairly new to this so please tell me if I am doing something incorrect. m1 in the code is my list of tuples generated from the findall. I have imported ast at the top of my code.

       m1 = re.findall(pattern1,wholefile)
       m1=[ast.literal_eval(t) for t in m1] 
       m1=[(float(a),b,c) for a,b,c in m1] 
       keys=sorted({t[2] for t in m1}) 
       for key in keys: 
           group=filter(lambda t: t[2]==key,m1)
           print '{}:\n\tmax: {}\n\tmin: {}'.format(key,max(group),min(group))

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-06-10T23:20:22+00:00

This works (as long as you really have a list of tuples with the first value a float):

keys=sorted({t[2] for t in tups})
for key in keys:
    group=filter(lambda t: t[2]==key,tups)
    print '{}:\n\tmax: {}\n\tmin: {}'.format(key,max(group),min(group))

Prints:

MIHL G1.575:
    max: (1.38, 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', '7MIHL G1.575')
    min: (1.36, 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', '7MIHL G1.575')
DIFICULT 230:
    max: (1.36, 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DIFICULT 230')
    min: (1.3533, 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DIFICULT 230')
DNLP1_G1.575:
    max: (1.3467, 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DNLP1_G1.575')
    min: (1.3467, 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DNLP1_G1.575')
DNLP2G23.575:
    max: (1.3467, 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DNLP2G23.575')
    min: (1.3433, 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'DNLP2G23.575')
FT CRK2 34.5:
    max: (1.4267, 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'FT CRK2 34.5')
    min: (1.4233, 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'FT CRK2 34.5')
HIPLN_G .575:
    max: (1.4833, 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'HIPLN_G .575')
    min: (1.48, 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'HIPLN_G .575')
HORIZ_G .575:
    max: (1.38, 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'HORIZ_G .575')
    min: (1.38, 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'HORIZ_G .575')
MEDBOWCO 115:
    max: (1.38, 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'MEDBOWCO 115')
    min: (1.38, 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'MEDBOWCO 115')
MINERS  34.5:
    max: (1.39, 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'MINERS  34.5')
    min: (1.3867, 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'MINERS  34.5')
STNDPSVC 230:
    max: (1.38, 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'STNDPSVC 230')
    min: (1.38, 'VOLTAGE DEVIATION', 'STNDPSVC 230')

Based on your comment, sounds you do have text that LOOKS like tuples. Therefore, to convert that to actual tuples:

import ast

tups=[ast.literal_eval(t) for t in tups]
tups=[(float(a),b,c) for a,b,c in tups]

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