Why are there no sorted containers in Python's standard libraries?

Question

Is there a Python design decision (PEP) that precludes a sorted container from being added to Python?

(OrderedDict is not a sorted container since it is

Answer 1

Not exactly a "sorted container", but you might be interested in the standard library's bisect module, which "provides support for maintaining a list in sorted order without having to sort the list after each insertion".