def get_sort_order():
sort_order = get("<STR_LIT>", "<STR_LIT>")<EOL>if sort_order in ["<STR_LIT>", "<STR_LIT>", "<STR_LIT:a>", "<STR_LIT>", "<STR_LIT>", "<STR_LIT>"]:<EOL><INDENT>return "<STR_LIT>"<EOL><DEDENT>if sort_order in ["<STR_LIT>", "<STR_LIT>", "<STR_LIT:d>", "<STR_LIT>", "<STR_LIT>", "<STR_LIT>"]:<EOL><INDENT>return "<STR_LIT>"<EOL><DEDENT>return sort_order<EOL>
returns the 'sort_order' from the request