data = [("Apples", 5, "20"), ("Pears", 1, "5"), ("Oranges", 6, "10")]  data.sort(key=lambda x:x[0]) print(data) OUTPUT [('Apples', 5, '20'), ('Oranges', 6, '10'), ('Pears', 1, '5')]  from kite.com ^^

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