sorting method in python code example

Example 1: 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 2: 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)