python sort list of tuples:-How to sort (list/tuple) of lists/tuples by the element at a given index?

Question

I have some data either in a list of lists or a list of tuples, like this: data = [[1,2,3], [4,5,6], [7,8,9]] data = [(1,2,3), (4,5,6), (7,8,9)] And I want to sort by the 2nd element in the subset. Meaning, sorting by 2,5,8 where 2 is from (1,2,3), 5 is from (4,5,6). What is the common way to do this? Should I store tuples or lists in my list? Select the correct answer from above options

Answer 1

To sort (list/tuple) of lists/tuples by the element at a given index you can use the following pieces of codes:- sorted_by_second = sorted(data, key=lambda tup: tup[1]) or: data.sort(key=lambda tup: tup[1]) # sorts in place