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: 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 5: 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 6: sorted list python
sorted(iterable, key=None, reverse=False)
type(sorted(iterable, key=None, reverse=False)) = list