letters = "alwnfiwaksuezlaeiajsdl"

sorted_letters = sorted(letters, reverse = True)

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animals = ['elephant', 'cat', 'moose', 'antelope', 'elk', 'rabbit', 'zebra', 'yak',
'salamander', 'deer', 'otter', 'minx', 'giraffe', 'goat', 'cow', 'tiger', 'bear']
animals_sorted = sorted(animals)

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medals = {'Japan':41, 'Russia':56, 'South Korea':21, 'United States':121,
'Germany':42, 'China':70}
alphabetical = sorted(medals)

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medals = {'Japan':41, 'Russia':56, 'South Korea':21, 'United States':121,
'Germany':42, 'China':70}
top_three1 = sorted(medals, key = lambda medal:medals[medal], reverse = True)
top_three = top_three1[0:3]

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groceries = {'apples': 5, 'pasta': 3, 'carrots': 12, 'orange juice': 2, 'bananas':
8, 'popcorn': 1, 'salsa': 3, 'cereal': 4, 'coffee': 5, 'granola bars': 15,
'onions': 7, 'rice': 1, 'peanut butter': 2, 'spinach': 9}
most_needed = sorted(groceries, key = lambda grocery: groceries[grocery],
reverse=True)

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def last_four(x):
return str(x)[-4:]

ids = [17573005, 17572342, 17579000, 17570002, 17572345, 17579329]

sorted_ids = sorted(ids, key = last_four)

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ids = [17573005, 17572342, 17579000, 17570002, 17572345, 17579329]

sorted_id = sorted(ids, key = lambda id:str(id)[-4:])

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ex_lst = ['hi', 'how are you', 'bye', 'apple', 'zebra', 'dance']

lambda_sort = sorted(ex_lst, key = lambda ex:str(ex)[1])

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