Python/selection_sort.py
2016-07-29 15:58:23 +05:00

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Python

"""
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))