>>> x = [5,4,1,2,3]
>>> y = sorted(x)
>>> y
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
>>> x
[5, 4, 1, 2, 3]
>>> x = [[1,3], [4,5], [8,1]]
>>> x
[[1, 3], [4, 5], [8, 1]]
>>> y = sorted(x)
>>> y
[[1, 3], [4, 5], [8, 1]]
>>> x = [[1,3], [1,4], [1,2], [1,-8]]
>>> x
[[1, 3], [1, 4], [1, 2], [1, -8]]
>>> y = sorted(x)
>>> y
[[1, -8], [1, 2], [1, 3], [1, 4]]
>>> x = [[4,1],[3,8],[4,7],[2,1]]
>>> x
[[4, 1], [3, 8], [4, 7], [2, 1]]
>>> y = sorted(x)
>>> y
[[2, 1], [3, 8], [4, 1], [4, 7]]
>>> x = ['apple', 'zebra', 'zoology', 'america']
>>> x
['apple', 'zebra', 'zoology', 'america']
>>> y = sorted(x)
>>> y
['america', 'apple', 'zebra', 'zoology']
>>> x =[1,3,"apple", "zoo", 5,6]
>>> x
[1, 3, 'apple', 'zoo', 5, 6]
>>> y = sorted(x)
>>> y
[1, 3, 5, 6, 'apple', 'zoo']
>>> 1 < 3
True
>>> 'apple' < 6
False
>>> 103923904082348092393292390 < 'a'
True
>>> 23 < 3
False
>>> x = [('a',3), ('a',1), ('b', 5)]
>>> x
[('a', 3), ('a', 1), ('b', 5)]
>>> y = sorted(x)
>>> y
[('a', 1), ('a', 3), ('b', 5)]
>>>