def stooge_sort(arr): """ >>> arr = [2, 4, 5, 3, 1] >>> stooge_sort(arr) >>> print(arr) [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] """ stooge(arr, 0, len(arr) - 1) def stooge(arr, i, h): if i >= h: return # If first element is smaller than the last then swap them if arr[i] > arr[h]: arr[i], arr[h] = arr[h], arr[i] # If there are more than 2 elements in the array if h - i + 1 > 2: t = (int)((h - i + 1) / 3) # Recursively sort first 2/3 elements stooge(arr, i, (h - t)) # Recursively sort last 2/3 elements stooge(arr, i + t, (h)) # Recursively sort first 2/3 elements stooge(arr, i, (h - t))