python sort

1# sort() will change the original list into a sorted list
2vowels = ['e', 'a', 'u', 'o', 'i']
3vowels.sort()
4# Output:
5# ['a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u']
6
7# sorted() will sort the list and return it while keeping the original
8sortedVowels = sorted(vowels)
9# Output:
10# ['a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u']

1>>> student_tuples = [
2...     ('john', 'A', 15),
3...     ('jane', 'B', 12),
4...     ('dave', 'B', 10),
5... ]
6>>> sorted(student_tuples, key=lambda student: student[2])   # sort by age
7[('dave', 'B', 10), ('jane', 'B', 12), ('john', 'A', 15)]
8

1>>> x = [1 ,11, 2, 3]
2>>> y = sorted(x)
3>>> x
4[1, 11, 2, 3]
5>>> y
6[1, 2, 3, 11]
7

1vowels = ['e', 'a', 'u', 'o', 'i']
2vowels.sort()

1nums = [4,8,5,2,1]
2#1 sorted() (Returns sorted list)
3sorted_nums = sorted(nums)
4print(sorted_nums)#[1,2,4,5,8]
5print(nums)#[4,8,5,2,1]
6
7#2 .sort() (Changes original list)
8nums.sort()
9print(nums)#[1,2,4,5,8]