KwickClips Python · 40 sec · free
Why does print(marks.sort()) show None?
Short answer. sort() changes the list itself and returns None.
Does sorted() change the original list?
No. It gives a new sorted list.
Remember
| sorted(): new list |
| sort(): same list, returns None |
You printed a sorted list, and got None. Why? Sorted gives back a new sorted list. Sort changes the list itself and returns None. So print the list after sort. Sorted gives a new list. Sort changes the same list and returns None.
This clip is from the full lesson: List Methods and Built-in Functions — 7 minutes, with the tables, the quick answers and the whole lesson in text.
Useful for: CBSE Class 11 Computer Science (083), CBSE Class 11 Computer Science (083), CBSE Class 11 Computer Science (083), CBSE Class 11 Computer Science Essentials (083)
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