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Sorted For Python Before 2.4

06.22.2005
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def sorted(seq):
  seq.sort()
  return seq

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Snippets Manager replied on Mon, 2012/05/07 - 2:12pm

That will change the sequence you pass to it while 2.4's sorted() will not. Here's a more accurate version: def sorted(seq): newseq = seq[:] newseq.sort() return newseq
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