python sort method by length code example

Example 1: sort a list by length python

#Input
def sort():
	lst = [orange, ant, phone, banana, notebook)
	lst2 = sorted(lst, key=len)
    return lst2
           
#Output : [ant, phone, banana, orange, notebook)

Example 2: how to store sorted list into new variable in python

>>> numbers = [6, 9, 3, 1]
>>> numbers_sorted = sorted(numbers)
>>> numbers_sorted
[1, 3, 6, 9]
>>> numbers
[6, 9, 3, 1]