sort in python to sort list code example

Example 1: 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 2: how to sort a list in python

l=[1,3,2,5]
l= sorted(l)
print(l)
#output=[1, 2, 3, 5]
#or reverse the order:
l=[1,3,2,5]
l= sorted(l,reverse=True)
print(l)
#output=[5, 3, 2, 1]