Q:

python sort list in reverse

#1 Changes list
list.sort(reverse=True)
#2 Returns sorted list
sorted(list, reverse=True)
8
mylist
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

mylist[::-1]
[5, 4, 3, 2, 1]
5
my_list = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
my_list.reverse()
5
list.reverse()
0
numbers = [1, 3, 4, 2] 
  
# Sorting list of Integers in descending 
numbers.sort(reverse = True) 
  
print(numbers) 
5

# ----------- HOW TO REVERSE AN ORDERED LIST ----------- #

myList = [-1, 3, 8, 2, 9, 5]
sorted(myList,reverse=True)

>>> [9, 8, 5, 3, 2, -1]

OR

order_list = sorted(input1)
order_list[::-1]

>>> [9, 8, 5, 3, 2, -1]
 
2
# Operating System List
systems = ['Windows', 'macOS', 'Linux']
print('Original List:', systems)

# Reversing a list	
#Syntax: reversed_list = systems[start:stop:step] 
reversed_list = systems[::-1]

# updated list
print('Updated List:', reversed_list)
0
list.sort(reverse=True)
-1

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