In python, sorted function can be used to sort a list in alphabetical order.

Syntax

 sorted(iterable, key=None, reverse=False)

Note : sorted function returns a new list containing all items from the iterable in ascending order.

Example 1:

cars = ["Mercedes Benz","Honda","Audi", "Volkswagen","Audi"]
sorted(cars)

Output

['Audi', 'Audi', 'Honda', 'Mercedes Benz', 'Volkswagen']

Example 2: Sort in reverse alphabetical order

cars = ["Mercedes Benz","Honda","Audi", "Volkswagen","Audi"]
sorted(cars, reverse=True)

Output

['Volkswagen', 'Mercedes Benz', 'Honda', 'Audi', 'Audi']

Example 3: Sort list of objects using key function

def nameFunc(x):
    return x["name"]

students = [{"name":"Chris","Age": 20},{"name":"Adam", "Age": 25}]

sorted(students,key=nameFunc)

Output

[{'Age': 25, 'name': 'Adam'}, {'Age': 20, 'name': 'Chris'}]