What will we cover in this tutorial?
- How can you sort a list of strings containing integers by the integer value?
- Or what if it contains both strings containing integers and integers?
- Finally, also how if only a substring contains integers?
How to Use sorted[] and sort[] in Python
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All programmers will have to write code to sort items or data at some point. Sorting can be critical to the user experience in your application, whether it’s ordering a user’s most recent activity by timestamp, or putting a list of email recipients in alphabetical order by last name. Python sorting functionality offers robust features to do basic sorting or customize ordering at a granular level.
In this guide, you’ll learn how to sort various types of data in different data structures, customize the order, and work with two different methods of sorting in Python.
By the end of this tutorial, you’ll know how to:
- Implement basic Python sorting and ordering on data structures
- Differentiate between sorted[] and .sort[]
- Customize a complex sort order in your code based on unique requirements
For this tutorial, you’ll need a basic understanding of lists and tuples as well as sets. Those data structures will be used in this tutorial, and some basic operations will be performed on them. Also, this tutorial uses Python 3, so example output in this tutorial might vary slightly if you’re using Python 2.
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Python: How to Sort a List [Strings / Numbers]
ByPunit Bhatton Oct 24, 2020
Python sorting functionality offers robust features to do basic sorting or customize ordering at a granular level.
In this Article, you’ll learn how to sort various types of data in different data structures, customize the order, and work with two different methods of sorting in Python.
Introduction to the Python List sort[] method
To sort a list, you use the sort[] method:
The sort[] method sorts the original list in place. It means that the sort[] method modifies the order of elements in the list.
By default, the sort[] method sorts the elements of a list using the less-than operator [