On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 2:53 AM, Alan Gauld <alan.ga...@btinternet.com> wrote: > On 29/03/15 07:00, Cameron Simpson wrote: > >> print(a_list.sort()) >> >> is printing the result of "a_list.sort()". >> >> Like most Python functions that operate on something (i.e. .sort, which >> sorts the list in place), the .sort method returns None. And that is >> printed. > > > But you can use the sorted() function which returns a > sorted copy of the list. So replace your print statement > with > > print(sorted(a_list)) > > gets you the display you want. But does not sort the original. > So it depends on whether you just want to display it, or > actually want to sort it. > Use either: > > a_list.sort() > print(a_list) > > OR > > print(sorted(a_list))
Thanks for chiming in on this, Alan. I had not noticed that sorted() was an available option. I had focused on available list methods. While it does not matter if my actual lists do or do not get sorted, my intent was to just have a sorted view of the list, so your suggestion works better here and uses one less line of code. Thanks! -- boB _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
