bpo-39705 : sorted() tutorial example under looping techniques improved (GH-18999)

kumiDa · web-flow · commit eefd4e033334 · 2020-05-17T18:32:34.000-07:00
diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/datastructures.rst b/Doc/tutorial/datastructures.rst
@@ -613,6 +613,21 @@ direction and then call the :func:`reversed` function. ::
 To loop over a sequence in sorted order, use the :func:`sorted` function which
 returns a new sorted list while leaving the source unaltered. ::
 
+   >>> basket = ['apple', 'orange', 'apple', 'pear', 'orange', 'banana']
+   >>> for i in sorted(basket):
+   ...     print(i)
+   ...
+   apple
+   apple
+   banana
+   orange
+   orange
+   pear
+
+Using :func:`set` on a sequence eliminates duplicate elements. The use of
+:func:`sorted` in combination with :func:`set` over a sequence is an idiomatic
+way to loop over unique elements of the sequence in sorted order. ::
+
    >>> basket = ['apple', 'orange', 'apple', 'pear', 'orange', 'banana']
    >>> for f in sorted(set(basket)):
    ...     print(f)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2020-03-14-18-37-06.bpo-39705.nQVqig.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2020-03-14-18-37-06.bpo-39705.nQVqig.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Tutorial example for sorted() in the Loop Techniques section is given a better explanation.
+Also a new example is included to explain sorted()'s basic behavior.

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	`1`	`+Tutorial example for sorted() in the Loop Techniques section is given a better explanation.`
	`2`	`+Also a new example is included to explain sorted()'s basic behavior.`