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>>> x = [1 ,11, 2, 3]
>>> y = sorted(x)
>>> x
[1, 11, 2, 3]
>>> y
[1, 2, 3, 11]
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# sort() will change the original list into a sorted list
vowels = ['e', 'a', 'u', 'o', 'i']
vowels.sort()
# Output:
# ['a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u']
# sorted() will sort the list and return it while keeping the original
sortedVowels = sorted(vowels)
# Output:
# ['a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u']
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cars = ['Ford', 'BMW', 'Volvo']
cars.sort(reverse=True)
# For a dataframe
sorted_df = df.sort_values(by=['cat_col', 'num_col'], ascending=[True, False])
each_group_top = sorted_df.groupby(['cat_col'])['num_col'].head(1) # top row of each category column
# Sorted provides more way of customization... example with networkx
sorted(nx.find_cliques(G), key=lambda x:len(x))[-1]
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Python .sort() / .sorted()
.sort() Sort modifies the list directly.
names = ["Xander", "Buffy", "Angel", "Willow", "Giles"]
names.sort()
print(names)
# ['Angel', 'Buffy', 'Giles', 'Willow', 'Xander']
.sort() also provides us the option to go in reverse easily.
Instead of sorting in ascending order, we can do so in descending order.
names = ["Xander", "Buffy", "Angel", "Willow", "Giles"]
names.sort(reverse=True)
print(names)
# ['Xander', 'Willow', 'Giles', 'Buffy', 'Angel']
.sorted() generates a new list instead of modifying
one that already exists.
names = ["Xander", "Buffy", "Angel", "Willow", "Giles"]
sorted_names = sorted(names)
print(sorted_names)
# ['Angel', 'Buffy', 'Giles', 'Willow', 'Xander']
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nums = [4,8,5,2,1]
#1 sorted() (Returns sorted list)
sorted_nums = sorted(nums)
print(sorted_nums)#[1,2,4,5,8]
print(nums)#[4,8,5,2,1]
#2 .sort() (Changes original list)
nums.sort()
print(nums)#[1,2,4,5,8]
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my_list = [5, 2, 8, 1, 9]
my_list.sort(reverse=True)
print(my_list)
# Output: [9, 8, 5, 2, 1]
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# example list, product name and prices
price_data = [['product 1', 320.0],
['product 2', 4387.0],
['product 3', 2491.0]]
# sort by price
print(sorted(price_data, key=lambda price: price[1]))
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gList = [ "Rocket League", "Valorant", "Grand Theft Autu 5"]
gList.sort()
# OUTPUT --> ['Grand Theft Auto 5', 'Rocket League', 'Valorant']
# It sorts the list according to their names