sorted()

Built-in FunctionPython 2.4+Beginner

Returns a new sorted list from any iterable

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Documentation
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Python Version
2.4+

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Quick Example

python
print(sorted([3, 1, 4, 1, 5]))
print(sorted("python"))
print(sorted([3, 1, 4], reverse=True))

sorted() is a built-in function that returns a new sorted list from any iterable.

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builtinfunctioncoresortingsequencefunctional-programming

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