Difference between sort() and sorted()?

1. sort()

• Method used only on lists
• Sorts the list in place (modifies the original list)
• Does not return the sorted list (returns None)
• More memory efficient because it doesn’t create a new list

• numbers = [3, 1, 4, 2]
  numbers.sort()
  print(numbers)  # Output: [1, 2, 3, 4]
  

2. sorted()

• Built-in function that works on any iterable (like lists, tuples, strings, sets, etc.)
• Returns a new sorted list
• Does not change the original data

• numbers = [3, 1, 4, 2]
  new_list = sorted(numbers)
  print(numbers)     # Output: [3, 1, 4, 2]
  print(new_list)    # Output: [1, 2, 3, 4]