sort list descending python code example

Example 1: python sort list in reverse order

# there are two types of lists
# returns new list
sorted(list_name, reverse=True)

# changes list in place
list_name.sort(reverse=True)

Example 2: python sort list in reverse

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

Example 3: python sorted descending

sorted_list = sorted(list)					# ascending (default)
sorted_list = sorted(list, reverse=True)    # descending

Example 4: sorting python array

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

Example 5: python sort list

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