```python
# Using a lambda function helps to customize the sorting key for better performance.
numbers = [1, -5, 10, 6, 3, -4, -9]
# Sort the list based on the absolute values of the numbers in descending order
sorted_numbers = sorted(numbers, key=lambda x: abs(x), reverse=True)
print(sorted_numbers)
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| Associated Tags | `Sorted list` `Sorting algorithm` `Key-value pairs` `Reverse sorting` `Data manipulation` `Python programming` |
| 📝 Custom Description | Sort a list in python<br><br>I have this list<br><br>[1,-5,10,6,3,-4,-9]
<br>But now I want the list to be sorted like this:<br><br>[10,-9,6,-5,-4,3,1]
<br>As you can see I want to order from high to low no matter what sign each number has, but <br> |
| 💡 Smart Description | The code snippet sorts an array of numbers in ascending order and returns the sorted list as a tuple. The result is then returned with all negative values from 1 to 10, -9<br> |
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