""" This is pure python implementation of selection sort algorithm For doctests run following command: python -m doctest -v selection_sort.py or python3 -m doctest -v selection_sort.py """ from __future__ import print_function def selection_sort(sortable): """Pure implementation of selection sort algorithm in Python Examples: >>> selection_sort([0, 5, 3, 2, 2]) [0, 2, 2, 3, 5] >>> selection_sort([]) [] >>> selection_sort([-2, -5, -45]) [-45, -5, -2] :param sortable: some mutable ordered collection with heterogeneous comparable items inside :return: the same collection ordered by ascending """ length = len(sortable) for i in range(length): least = i for k in range(i + 1, length): if sortable[k] < sortable[least]: least = k sortable[least], sortable[i] = ( sortable[i], sortable[least] ) return sortable if __name__ == '__main__': import sys # For python 2.x and 3.x compatibility: 3.x has not raw_input builtin # otherwise 2.x's input builtin function is too "smart" if sys.version_info.major < 3: input_function = raw_input else: input_function = input user_input = input_function('Enter numbers separated by coma:\n') unsorted = [int(item) for item in user_input.split(',')] print(selection_sort(unsorted))