def _sort_alphanumerically_remove_leading_articles(self, val):
"""
Convert:
'The title' => 'title'
'A title' => 'title'
'Title' => 'title'
"""
if not val:
return ''
val = decode_to_unicode(val).lower().encode('UTF-8')
val_tokens = val.split(" ", 1) #split in leading_word, phrase_without_leading_word
if len(val_tokens) == 2 and val_tokens[0].strip() in LEADING_ARTICLES:
return val_tokens[1].strip()
return val.strip()
def _sort_case_insensitive(self, val):
"""Conversion to lower case"""
if not val:
return ''
return decode_to_unicode(val).lower().encode('UTF-8')
