--- a/eric7/Network/IRC/IrcNetworkEditDialog.py	Wed Nov 03 19:45:20 2021 +0100
+++ b/eric7/Network/IRC/IrcNetworkEditDialog.py	Wed Nov 03 20:02:41 2021 +0100
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
         self.identityCombo.clear()
         
         from .IrcNetworkManager import IrcIdentity
-        identities = list(sorted(self.__manager.getIdentityNames()))
+        identities = sorted(self.__manager.getIdentityNames())
         identities[identities.index(IrcIdentity.DefaultIdentityName)] = (
             IrcIdentity.DefaultIdentityDisplay
         )