""" This is a pure python implementation of the insertion sort algorithm For doctests run following command: python -m doctest -v insertion_sort.py or python3 -m doctest -v insertion_sort.py For manual testing run: python insertion_sort.py """ from __future__ import print_function def insertion_sort(collection): """Pure implementation of the insertion sort algorithm in Python :param collection: some mutable ordered collection with heterogeneous comparable items inside :return: the same collection ordered by ascending Examples: >>> insertion_sort([0, 5, 3, 2, 2]) [0, 2, 2, 3, 5] >>> insertion_sort([]) [] >>> insertion_sort([-2, -5, -45]) [-45, -5, -2] """ length = len(collection) for i in range(length): current_item = collection[i] j = i - 1 while j >= 0 and current_item < collection[j]: collection[j+1] = collection[j] j -= 1 collection[j+1] = current_item return collection 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 a comma:\n') unsorted = [int(item) for item in user_input.split(',')] print(insertion_sort(unsorted))