diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/datastructures.rst b/Doc/tutorial/datastructures.rst
--- a/Doc/tutorial/datastructures.rst
+++ b/Doc/tutorial/datastructures.rst
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@
    Return the number of times *x* appears in the list.
 
 
-.. method:: list.sort()
+.. method:: list.sort(key=None, reverse=False)
    :noindex:
 
-   Sort the items of the list in place.
+   Sort the items of the list in place.  Provide options for sort customization.
 
 
 .. method:: list.reverse()