Python/sorts/selection_sort.py
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"""
This is a pure Python implementation of the selection sort algorithm
For doctests run following command:
python -m doctest -v selection_sort.py
or
python3 -m doctest -v selection_sort.py
For manual testing run:
python selection_sort.py
"""
def selection_sort(collection):
"""Pure implementation of the selection sort algorithm in Python
:param collection: some mutable ordered collection with heterogeneous
comparable items inside
:return: the same collection ordered by ascending
Examples:
>>> selection_sort([0, 5, 3, 2, 2])
[0, 2, 2, 3, 5]
>>> selection_sort([])
[]
>>> selection_sort([-2, -5, -45])
[-45, -5, -2]
"""
length = len(collection)
for i in range(length - 1):
least = i
for k in range(i + 1, length):
if collection[k] < collection[least]:
least = k
if least != i:
collection[least], collection[i] = (collection[i], collection[least])
return collection
if __name__ == "__main__":
user_input = input("Enter numbers separated by a comma:\n").strip()
unsorted = [int(item) for item in user_input.split(",")]
print(selection_sort(unsorted))