Python: Bubble sort
Python Search and Sorting : Exercise-4 with Solution
Write a Python program to sort a list of elements using the bubble sort algorithm.
Note : According to Wikipedia "Bubble sort, sometimes referred to as sinking sort, is a simple sorting algorithm that repeatedly steps through the list to be sorted, compares each pair of adjacent items and swaps them if they are in the wrong order. The pass through the list is repeated until no swaps are needed, which indicates that the list is sorted. The algorithm, which is a comparison sort, is named for the way smaller elements "bubble" to the top of the list. Although the algorithm is simple, it is too slow and impractical for most problems even when compared to insertion sort. It can be practical if the input is usually in sort order but may occasionally have some out-of-order elements nearly in position.
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Sample Solution:-
Python Code:
def bubbleSort(nlist):
for passnum in range(len(nlist)-1,0,-1):
for i in range(passnum):
if nlist[i]>nlist[i+1]:
temp = nlist[i]
nlist[i] = nlist[i+1]
nlist[i+1] = temp
nlist = [14,46,43,27,57,41,45,21,70]
bubbleSort(nlist)
print(nlist)
Sample Output:
[14, 21, 27, 41, 43, 45, 46, 57, 70]
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Python: Tips of the Day
Returns the symmetric difference between two lists, after applying the provided function to each list element of both:
Example:
def tips_symmetric_difference_by(p, q, fn): _p, _q = set(map(fn, p)), set(map(fn, q)) return [item for item in p if fn(item) not in _q] + [item for item in q if fn(item) not in _p] from math import floor print(tips_symmetric_difference_by([4.2, 2.4], [4.6, 6.8],floor))
Output:
[2.4, 6.8]
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