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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def sort(self, key, *get_patterns, by=None, offset=None, count=None, asc=None, alpha=False, store=None):
 """Sort the elements in a list, set or sorted set."""

        args = []
        if by is not None:
            args += [b'BY', by]
        if offset is not None and count is not None:
            args += [b'LIMIT', offset, count]
        if get_patterns:
            args += sum(([b'GET', pattern] for pattern in get_patterns), [])
        if asc is not None:
            args += [asc is True and b'ASC' or b'DESC']
        if alpha:
            args += [b'ALPHA']
        if store is not None:
            args += [b'STORE', store]
        return self.execute(b'SORT', key, *args)