"cmp" should be "key" in sort doc

[kbriggs]

BPO	1172554
Nosy	@rhettinger

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[kbriggs]

http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/typesseq-
mutable.html:

key specifies a function of one argument that is used
to extract a comparison key from each list
element: "cmp=str.lower"

I think should be

key specifies a function of one argument that is used to
extract a comparison key from each list
element: "key=str.lower"

[rhettinger]

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Thanks for the report.
This was already fixed.
You should see it in the new Py2.4.1.