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sorted()

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sorted() is built into Python. You do not import it. Freshers only need one honest call and the printed result — not a long definition.

sorted() — output — [1, 2, 3] then ['A', 'a', 'h', 's']. New list, original unchanged.

Wrong type often raises TypeError. Empty values matter for bool/all/any. Don’t mix sorted up with a similar name (sorted vs sort, int vs float).

Exam tip

Call sorted() once and say what prints.

# sorted()
print(sorted([3, 1, 2]))
print(sorted("Asha"))

sorted() — output: [1, 2, 3] then ['A', 'a', 'h', 's']. New list, original unchanged.