using key in sort function python code example

Example 1: python sort list

# sort() will change the original list into a sorted list
vowels = ['e', 'a', 'u', 'o', 'i']
vowels.sort()
# Output:
# ['a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u']

# sorted() will sort the list and return it while keeping the original
sortedVowels = sorted(vowels)
# Output:
# ['a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u']

Example 2: sorting python array

sorted(list, key=..., reverse=...)

Example 3: how to use sorted function in python

var_array = [5,2,4,3,1]
var_sort = sorted(var_array)