{"id":164820,"date":"2019-11-27T17:47:17","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T12:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/?p=164820"},"modified":"2022-04-28T17:33:07","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T12:03:07","slug":"how-to-use-sorted-and-sort-in-python","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/how-to-use-sorted-and-sort-in-python\/","title":{"rendered":"A Descriptive Guide on How to Use sorted() and sort() in Python"},"content":{"rendered":"

Python provides two methods for organizing and customizing various types of data into different data structures. We will cover the implementation of simple ordering and sorting of data structures in Python in this article, the difference between sort) (and sorted) (and the configuration of a complicated sort order.<\/p>\n

Sorting is very easy in Python as the built-in functions do all the heavy lifting. All you need to do is understand how to implement these functions and play with them to suit your sorting needs.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Using the Sorted()<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n
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How to sort a list? Source – afternerd<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

<\/span>Sorting Numbers<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

Sorted() is used for sorting a list in Python. Take the following example in which we have defined a list of numbers and the numbers variables is used as an argument in the sorted() function.<\/span><\/p>\n

>>><\/span>\r\n\r\n>>> numbers = [6, 9, 3, 1]<\/span>\r\n\r\n>>> sorted(numbers)<\/span>\r\n\r\n[1, 3, 6, 9]<\/span>\r\n\r\n>>> numbers<\/span>\r\n\r\n[6, 9, 3, 1]<\/span><\/pre>\n
You will get a new, sorted list as an output of this. With this example, you will be able to understand the following important characteristics of sorted():<\/span><\/p>\n
1. You don\u2019t need to define the sorted() function. It is already built-in Python’s standard installation.<\/span><\/p>\n
2. With the sorted(), you don\u2019t have to add any parameters or arguments. It will sort the numbers from smallest to largest, i.e., in any ascending order.<\/span><\/p>\n
3. The function does not change the original variable. The sorted() provides the list in ascending order without changing the original value.<\/span><\/p>\n
4. When you call sorted() function, it returns the ordered list. This means that you can assign a variable to the output of sorted().<\/span><\/p>\n
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