input: Write a function to sort a list of strings alphabetically. Return the sorted list. Given that the input is a list of strings, the function should perform the sorting in-place. If the list is empty, return the empty list.
  
  def sortAlphabetically(strings):
      strings.sort()
      return strings
  
  assert sortAlphabetically(["hello", "world", "good", "morning", "programming"]) == ["good", "hello", "morning", "programming", "world"]
  assert sortAlphabetically(["z", "a", "m"]) == ["a", "m", "z"]
  assert sortAlphabetically([]) == []
output: def sortAlphabetically(strings):
      strings.sort()
      return strings