--- a/eric7/Network/IRC/IrcIdentitiesEditDialog.py	Wed Nov 03 19:45:20 2021 +0100
+++ b/eric7/Network/IRC/IrcIdentitiesEditDialog.py	Wed Nov 03 20:02:41 2021 +0100
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         self.__identities = self.__manager.getIdentities()
         self.__currentIdentity = None
         
-        identities = list(sorted(self.__manager.getIdentityNames()))
+        identities = sorted(self.__manager.getIdentityNames())
         identities[identities.index(IrcIdentity.DefaultIdentityName)] = (
             IrcIdentity.DefaultIdentityDisplay
         )