sort with function python code example

Example 1: how to sort a list descending python

# defning A as a list
A.sort(reverse = True)

Example 2: python sort

nums = [4,8,5,2,1]
#1 sorted() (Returns sorted list)
sorted_nums = sorted(nums)
print(sorted_nums)#[1,2,4,5,8]
print(nums)#[4,8,5,2,1]

#2 .sort() (Changes original list)
nums.sort()
print(nums)#[1,2,4,5,8]

Example 3: sort list in python

List_name.sort()
This will sort the given list in ascending order.