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Find the Runner-Up Score!

  • ANISH98 + 2 comments

    Can anyone plz explain why sorted() works and not the function sort() ?

    • evandam92 + 0 comments

      My understanding is that sorted() returns a new sorted list, and also works for things besides lists (map objects, tuples, etc.). list.sort() sorts a list in place.

    • Gurupad + 1 comment

      You can use sort() it is efficient than sorted() as it does in-place sorting. They used sorted, so that they write it in lesser number of characters.

      sort() returns None whereas sorted() returns the newly created list.

      Using sort() :

      n=input()
nums=set(map(int),input().split())
nums.sort() #here in-place sorting takes place
print (nums[-2])

      • patrick_x99 + 1 comment

        'set' object has no attribute 'sort'

        • matthewrlefevre + 0 comments

          ^ This. The set function doesn't create a list, and sets don't allow for the sort attribute. Using sorted() converts the data into a list, then sorts it.