""" An implementation of the cocktail shaker sort algorithm in pure Python. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocktail_shaker_sort """ def cocktail_shaker_sort(arr: list[int]) -> list[int]: """ Sorts a list using the Cocktail Shaker Sort algorithm. :param arr: List of elements to be sorted. :return: Sorted list. >>> cocktail_shaker_sort([4, 5, 2, 1, 2]) [1, 2, 2, 4, 5] >>> cocktail_shaker_sort([-4, 5, 0, 1, 2, 11]) [-4, 0, 1, 2, 5, 11] >>> cocktail_shaker_sort([0.1, -2.4, 4.4, 2.2]) [-2.4, 0.1, 2.2, 4.4] >>> cocktail_shaker_sort([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]) [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] >>> cocktail_shaker_sort([-4, -5, -24, -7, -11]) [-24, -11, -7, -5, -4] >>> cocktail_shaker_sort(["elderberry", "banana", "date", "apple", "cherry"]) ['apple', 'banana', 'cherry', 'date', 'elderberry'] >>> cocktail_shaker_sort((-4, -5, -24, -7, -11)) Traceback (most recent call last): ... TypeError: 'tuple' object does not support item assignment """ start, end = 0, len(arr) - 1 while start < end: swapped = False # Pass from left to right for i in range(start, end): if arr[i] > arr[i + 1]: arr[i], arr[i + 1] = arr[i + 1], arr[i] swapped = True if not swapped: break end -= 1 # Decrease the end pointer after each pass # Pass from right to left for i in range(end, start, -1): if arr[i] < arr[i - 1]: arr[i], arr[i - 1] = arr[i - 1], arr[i] swapped = True if not swapped: break start += 1 # Increase the start pointer after each pass return arr if __name__ == "__main__": import doctest doctest.testmod() user_input = input("Enter numbers separated by a comma:\n").strip() unsorted = [int(item) for item in user_input.split(",")] print(f"{cocktail_shaker_sort(unsorted) = }")