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+
+from  __future__ import print_function
+
+
+def heapify(unsorted,index,heap_size):
+	largest = index
+	left_index = 2*index + 1
+	right_index = 2*index + 2
+	if left_index < heap_size and unsorted[left_index] > unsorted[largest]:
+		largest = left_index
+	
+	if right_index < heap_size and unsorted[right_index] > unsorted[largest]:
+		largest =  right_index
+
+	if largest != index:
+		unsorted[largest],unsorted[index] = unsorted[index],unsorted[largest]
+		heapify(unsorted,largest,heap_size)		
+		
+def heap_sort(unsorted):	
+	n=len(unsorted) 
+	for i in range (n/2 - 1 , -1, -1) :
+		heapify(unsorted,i,n)
+	for i in range(n - 1,  -1, -1):
+		unsorted[0], unsorted[i] = unsorted[i], unsorted[0]
+		heapify(unsorted,0,i)
+	return unsorted
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    import sys
+    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 (heap_sort(unsorted))
+