sort list method python code example

Example 1: python sort list in reverse

#1 Changes list
list.sort(reverse=True)
#2 Returns sorted list
sorted(list, reverse=True)

Example 2: python sort

>>> student_tuples = [
...     ('john', 'A', 15),
...     ('jane', 'B', 12),
...     ('dave', 'B', 10),
... ]
>>> sorted(student_tuples, key=lambda student: student[2])   # sort by age
[('dave', 'B', 10), ('jane', 'B', 12), ('john', 'A', 15)]

Example 3: python sort list

vowels = ['e', 'a', 'u', 'o', 'i']
vowels.sort()

Example 4: how to sort a list in python

old_list = [3,2,1]
old_list.sort()