Python/sorts/pigeon_sort.py

"""
    This is an implementation of Pigeon Hole Sort.
    For doctests run following command:

    python3 -m doctest -v pigeon_sort.py
    or
    python -m doctest -v pigeon_sort.py

    For manual testing run:
    python pigeon_sort.py
"""


def pigeon_sort(array):
    """
    Implementation of pigeon hole sort algorithm
    :param array: Collection of comparable items
    :return: Collection sorted in ascending order
    >>> pigeon_sort([0, 5, 3, 2, 2])
    [0, 2, 2, 3, 5]
    >>> pigeon_sort([])
    []
    >>> pigeon_sort([-2, -5, -45])
    [-45, -5, -2]
    """
    if len(array) == 0:
        return array

    # Manually finds the minimum and maximum of the array.
    min = array[0]
    max = array[0]

    for i in range(len(array)):
        if array[i] < min:
            min = array[i]
        elif array[i] > max:
            max = array[i]

    # Compute the variables
    holes_range = max - min + 1
    holes = [0 for _ in range(holes_range)]
    holes_repeat = [0 for _ in range(holes_range)]

    # Make the sorting.
    for i in range(len(array)):
        index = array[i] - min
        if holes[index] != array[i]:
            holes[index] = array[i]
            holes_repeat[index] += 1
        else:
            holes_repeat[index] += 1

    # Makes the array back by replacing the numbers.
    index = 0
    for i in range(holes_range):
        while holes_repeat[i] > 0:
            array[index] = holes[i]
            index += 1
            holes_repeat[i] -= 1

    # Returns the sorted array.
    return array


if __name__ == "__main__":
    user_input = input("Enter numbers separated by comma:\n")
    unsorted = [int(x) for x in user_input.split(",")]
    print(pigeon_sort(unsorted))