Sebastian Witowski • 9/24/2020

Sorting Lists

This article provides a detailed performance analysis of Python's two primary list sorting methods: the in-place `list.sort()` and the `sorted()` function that returns a new list. It includes benchmarks on large datasets, discusses a critical error in initial timing methodology (sorting an already-sorted list), presents corrected code with proper list copying, and examines how initial list order (random vs. sorted) impacts results.

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