Dear Python experts, I suppose I have the following Python code:
aList = [3, 5, 2, 4] sorted(aList) > [2, 3, 4, 5] aList.sort() aList > [2, 3, 4, 5] My understanding of each is: 1) function(variable) is manipulating a vector, I can do bList = sorted(aList) 2) object.method() is permanently changing it, I don't even need to assign it in #1. Why is there both? They do the same thing. Is if I unknowingly hit the keyboard with the aList.sort(), then the "damage" is permanent. Thank you! _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
