from typing import List
from typing import Any


def sort(xs: List[Any]) -> List[Any]:
    """
    Sort the list `xs` with the python `sort` function 
    and return the sorted function. The given list is not modified.

    Parameters
    ----------
    xs
        A list.

    Returns
    -------
    xs_sorted
        A sorted copy of `xs`.
    """
    xs_copy = xs.copy()
    xs_copy.sort()
    return xs_copy