{"id":169381,"date":"2021-11-30T13:17:27","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T13:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.softwaretestinghelp.com\/?page_id=169381"},"modified":"2025-04-01T09:35:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T09:35:06","slug":"python-sorting-methods","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.softwaretestinghelp.com\/python-sorting-methods\/","title":{"rendered":"Python Sort: Sorting Methods And Algorithms In Python"},"content":{"rendered":"

Learn how to use the Python Sort function for sorting lists, arrays, dictionaries, etc using various sorting methods and algorithms in Python:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sorting is a technique that is used for sorting the data in a sequence order either in ascending or descending order.<\/p>\n

Most of the time the data of the large projects is not arranged in the correct order and this creates problems while accessing and fetching the required data efficiently.<\/p>\n

Sorting techniques are used to resolve this problem. Python provides various sorting techniques for example,<\/strong><\/span> Bubble sort, Insertion sort, Merge sort, Quicksort, etc.<\/p>\n

In this tutorial, we will understand how sorting works in Python by using various algorithms.<\/p>\n

=> Take A Look At The Python Beginners Guide Here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Python Sort<\/h2>\n

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Syntax of Python Sort<\/h3>\n

To perform sorting, Python provides the built-in function i.e. the \u201c sort() \u201d function. It is used to sort the data elements of a list in ascending order or in descending order.<\/p>\n

Let’s understand this concept with an example.<\/p>\n

Example 1:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

```\r\na = [ 3, 5, 2, 6, 7, 9, 8, 1, 4 ]\r\na.sort()\r\nprint( \u201c List in ascending order: \u201d, a )\r\n\r\n```\r\n<\/pre>\n
Output:<\/strong><\/p>\n
\"list_ascending_order<\/a><\/p>\n
In this example, the given unordered list is sorted into ascending order by using the \u201c sort( ) \u201d function.<\/p>\n
Example 2:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
```\r\na = [ 3, 5, 2, 6, 7, 9, 8, 1, 4 ]\r\na.sort( reverse = True )\r\nprint( \u201c List in descending order: \u201d, a )\r\n\r\n```\r\n<\/pre>\n
Output<\/strong><\/p>\n
\"list_in_descending_order\"<\/a><\/p>\n
In the above example, the given unordered list is sorted in the reverse order using the function \u201c sort( reverse = True ) \u201d.<\/p>\n
Time Complexity of Sorting Algorithms<\/h3>\n
Time Complexity is the amount of time taken by the computer to run a particular algorithm. It has three types of time complexity cases.<\/p>\n