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> import operator
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<             # the_strip(track.artist.lower()) is the same as the next sort key
<             get_key = lambda track: None
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>             get_key = lambda track: the_strip(track.artist.lower())
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<             the_strip(track.artist.lower()),
<             spec_strip(track.album.lower()),
<             track.track,
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<         s.sort(reverse=reverse)
---
> 
>         s  = sorted(s, key=operator.itemgetter(0), reverse=reverse)
>