>>> coordinates = (-23.547778, -46.635833) >>> lat, long_ = coordinates >>> long_ -46.635833 >>> lat -23.547778 >>> traveler_ids = [('USA', '311975855'), ('BRA', 'CE342567'), ('ESP', 'XDA205856')] >>> for country, passport_no in sorted(traveler_ids): ... print('%s:%s' % (country, passport_no)) BRA:CE342567 ESP:XDA205856 USA:311975855