Insertion Sort in Python3
Below is an example of the Insertion Sort algorithm in Python3. See the Insertion Sort page for more information and implementations.
insertion-sort in Python3
def insertion_sort(array):
# start at the first index and iterate through to the end
i = 1
while(i < len(array)):
currentIndex = i
# Check:
# 1. that currentIndex is at least 1
# 2. that the item directly before the currentIndex is greater than the item at currentIndex
#
# If both conditions are met, swap the indexes
while (currentIndex > 0 and array[currentIndex - 1] > array[currentIndex]):
temp = array[currentIndex]
array[currentIndex] = array[currentIndex - 1]
array[currentIndex - 1] = temp
currentIndex -= 1
i += 1
if __name__ == '__main__':
array = [12, 11, 15, 10, 9, 1, 2, 3, 13, 14, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
insertion_sort(array)
print(array)