Python/sorts/shell_sort.py

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"""
This is a pure python implementation of the shell sort algorithm
For doctests run following command:
python -m doctest -v shell_sort.py
or
python3 -m doctest -v shell_sort.py
For manual testing run:
python shell_sort.py
"""
from __future__ import print_function
def shell_sort(collection):
"""Pure implementation of shell sort algorithm in Python
:param collection: Some mutable ordered collection with heterogeneous
comparable items inside
:return: the same collection ordered by ascending
>>> shell_sort([0, 5, 3, 2, 2)]
[0, 2, 2, 3, 5]
>>> shell_sort([])
[]
>>> shell_sort([-2, -5, -45])
[-45, -5, -2]
"""
# Marcin Ciura's gap sequence
gaps = [701, 301, 132, 57, 23, 10, 4, 1]
for gap in gaps:
i = gap
while i < len(collection):
temp = collection[i]
j = i
while j >= gap and collection[j-gap] > temp:
collection[j] = collection[j - gap]
j -= gap
collection[j] = temp
i += 1
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(shell_sort(unsorted))