How to use 'the longest list' in Python

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10def find_longest_sub_list(list_of_lists):
11 """
12 Find the list having largest length
13 """
14 largest = []
15 if list_of_lists:
16 largest = list_of_lists[0]
17 for list in list_of_lists[1:]:
18 if len(list) > len(largest):
19 largest = list
20
21 return largest
69def longest(things: list):
70 lengths = [len(thing) for thing in things]
71 return sorted(lengths)[-1] if lengths else 0

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