Use list.sort() when you want to mutate the list, sorted() when you want a new sorted object back. Use sorted() when you want to sort something that is an iterable, not a list yet. For lists, …

Here I would use the variable name "keyfun" instead of "cmpfun" to avoid confusion. The sort () method does accept a comparison function through the cmp= argument as well.

Apr 20, 2010 · This is a strange answer because you do the sorting in-place but then the reversing out-of-place. If there is another variable aliasing the original list, its value afterwards …

And the sort method has a parameter, called key, which you can pass a function. Using this parameter, your list won't be ordered by the values of the list, but by the values of your …

Sort ascending vs. descending. Specify list for multiple sort orders. If this is a list of bools, must match the length of the by. As the default is ascending, and OP's goal is to sort ascending, …

Aug 30, 2008 · As sort() sorts the list in place (ie, changes the list directly), it doesn't return the sorted list, and actually doesn't return anything, so your print statement prints None. If you …

Python has supported the key= for .sort since 2.4, that is year 2004, it does the Schwartzian transform within the sorting code, in C; thus this method is useful only on Pythons 2.0-2.3. all …

Jul 31, 2023 · How to sort an integer list in Python in descending order Asked 11 years, 3 months ago Modified 2 years, 4 months ago Viewed 79k times

I am a bit confused regarding data structure in python; (),[], and {}. I am trying to sort a simple list, probably since I cannot identify the type of data I am failing to sort it. My list is simp...

Nov 20, 2010 · Here's one way: You basically re-write your sort function to take a list of sort functions, each sort function compares the attributes you want to test, on each sort test, you …