Question 17What is the difference between sort( ) and sorted( )?Answersort( )sorted( )It modifies the list it is called on. That is, the sorted list is stored in the same list; a new list is not created.It creates a new list containing a sorted version of the list passed to it as argument. It does not modify the list passed as a parameter.It works on a list and modifies it.It can take any iterable sequence type, such as a list or a tuple etc, and it always returns a sorted list irrespective of the type of sequence passed to it.It does not return anything (no return value). It modifies the list in place.It returns a newly created sorted list. It does not change the passed sequence.

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sort( )	sorted( )
It modifies the list it is called on. That is, the sorted list is stored in the same list; a new list is not created.	It creates a new list containing a sorted version of the list passed to it as argument. It does not modify the list passed as a parameter.
It works on a list and modifies it.	It can take any iterable sequence type, such as a list or a tuple etc, and it always returns a sorted list irrespective of the type of sequence passed to it.
It does not return anything (no return value). It modifies the list in place.	It returns a newly created sorted list. It does not change the passed sequence.

List Manipulation — Question 17

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