As pointed out by someone else, ?sorted sorted(iterable, key=None, reverse=False)
It seems like the only requirement is iterable. I guess tuple is iterable, so, it doesn't break the assumption that tuple is immutable. That's what I see, am I right in that? Thanks! On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 4:07 PM, Alan Gauld via Tutor <tutor@python.org> wrote: > On 02/08/17 20:01, C W wrote: > > > I am a little confused about why Tuple can be sorted. > > > > Suppose I have the following, > > > >> aTuple = (9, 3, 7, 5) > >> sorted(aTuple) > > [3, 5, 7, 9] > > sorted() returns a new object. > The original tuple has not been changed > - print aTuple to confirm this. > > HTH > -- > Alan G > Author of the Learn to Program web site > http://www.alan-g.me.uk/ > http://www.amazon.com/author/alan_gauld > Follow my photo-blog on Flickr at: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/alangauldphotos > > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
