Sorting Patient Records

EasyPython

Problem

Write a function to sort a list of patient records based on a specific field.

Implement sort_records(records, field). records is a list of dictionaries, and field is a key present in every dictionary. Return a new list sorted in ascending order by that field, without modifying the input list. If multiple records have the same value, preserve their original relative order.

Function signature: def sort_records(records, field):

Constraints

0 <= len(records) <= 10^4
Each record is a dictionary
The selected field exists in every record
All values for the selected field are mutually comparable
The input list must not be modified

Function Signature

def sort_records(records, field):

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