#7092: Drop the cmp argument.
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/configHandler.py b/Lib/idlelib/configHandler.py
index 8a04745..73487d5 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/configHandler.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/configHandler.py
@@ -654,17 +654,9 @@
                 helpPath=value[1].strip()
             if menuItem and helpPath: #neither are empty strings
                 helpSources.append( (menuItem,helpPath,option) )
-        helpSources.sort(self.__helpsort)
+        helpSources.sort(key=lambda x: int(x[2]))
         return helpSources
 
-    def __helpsort(self, h1, h2):
-        if int(h1[2]) < int(h2[2]):
-            return -1
-        elif int(h1[2]) > int(h2[2]):
-            return 1
-        else:
-            return 0
-
     def GetAllExtraHelpSourcesList(self):
         """
         Returns a list of tuples containing the details of all additional help