Feature request: sorting a list slice

[Steve Holden]

The effbot wrote:

> George Sakkis wrote:
> 
>>> It would be useful if list.sort() accepted two more optional
>>> parameters
> 
> useful for what?  what's the use case ?
> 
John Machin then wrote, without quoting any context at all:
> Use case?
> 
He means "under what circumstances do you see someone actually using the 
proposed feature rather than just nodding and saying "that looks 
useful". IOW, who would use the new feature, and why?

regards
  Steve
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