Sorting a Python list. Python provides two ways to sort lists. You can generate a new, sorted list from the old one, or you can sort an existing list in-place.

That way, you wouldn’t need to know how to add to a list in Python as you could simply update your text file. But that is a story for another time! Also read: How to call a function in Python.

Python Notes: Lists vs. Arrays You can file this post under “if Rhett doesn’t write it down, he will forget”. I guess you are thinking that I am a python expert.