method sort python code example

Example 1: sort in python'

arr = [1,4,2,7,5,6]
#sort in ascending order
arr = arr.sort() 

#sort in descending order
arr = arr.sort(reverse = True)

Example 2: how to sort a list in python

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

Example 3: list sort python

>>> names = ['Harry', 'Suzy', 'Al', 'Mark']
>>> sorted(names)
['Al', 'Harry', 'Mark', 'Suzy']
>>> sorted(names, reverse=True)
['Suzy', 'Mark', 'Harry', 'Al']