sorted() — Expert Examples

Returns a new sorted list from any iterable

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sorted() performance and internals

Performance characteristics and CPython implementation details.

python
# sorted() internals
import dis

def using_sorted():
    return sorted([3,1,2])

# Bytecode analysis
dis.dis(using_sorted)

# Check if it's truly built-in
import builtins
print(f"\nsorted is builtin: {hasattr(builtins, 'sorted')}")
print(f"Type: {type(builtins.sorted)}")

Understanding the internal implementation helps optimize hot paths in performance-critical code.

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