Python Sorted Exercises

Let’s check out some exercises that will help understand sorted() function better.

Exercise 15-a

Using sorted() function, sort the list in ascending order.

Hint 1

sorted() function sorts in ascending order by default.

Solution

lst2 = sorted(lst1)

Exercise 15-b

Using sorted() function, sort the list from a to z.

Hint 1

sorted() function sorts in ascending order (also a to z in strings) by default.

Solution

lst2 = sorted(lst1)

Exercise 15-c

Using sorted() function sort the list from z to a.

Hint 1

sorted() function sorts in ascending order (also a to z in strings) by default.

Hint 2

sorted() function sorts in ascending order (also a to z in strings) by default. If you’d like to reverse the sorting order you can simply set reverse parameter to True:

sorted(list, reverse=True)

Solution

lst2 = sorted(lst1, reverse = True)

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