list
Python 2
  • list.sort() or sorted(), sort objects in the list, the types of the objects can be different
    • l = [1, 2, 'Hello', 10]

l2 = sorted(l)
print(l2) # [1, 2, 10, 'Hello']

l.sort()
print(l) # [1, 2, 10, 'Hello']
    Python 3
  • list.sort() or sorted(), only support sorting of objects with the same data type
    • l = [1, 2, 'Hello', 10]
#l2 = sorted(l) # throw TypeError
l.sort() # throw TypeError

l = [1, 2, 5, 3]
l2 = sorted(l) # [1, 2, 3, 5]
l.sort() # [1, 2, 3, 5]