""" Code contributed by Honey Sharma Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycle_sort """ def cycle_sort(array: list) -> list: """ >>> cycle_sort([4, 3, 2, 1]) [1, 2, 3, 4] >>> cycle_sort([-4, 20, 0, -50, 100, -1]) [-50, -4, -1, 0, 20, 100] >>> cycle_sort([-.1, -.2, 1.3, -.8]) [-0.8, -0.2, -0.1, 1.3] >>> cycle_sort([]) [] """ ans = 0 # Pass through the array to find cycles to rotate. for cycleStart in range(0, len(array) - 1): item = array[cycleStart] # finding the position for putting the item. pos = cycleStart for i in range(cycleStart + 1, len(array)): if array[i] < item: pos += 1 # If the item is already present-not a cycle. if pos == cycleStart: continue # Otherwise, put the item there or right after any duplicates. while item == array[pos]: pos += 1 array[pos], item = item, array[pos] ans += 1 # Rotate the rest of the cycle. while pos != cycleStart: # Find where to put the item. pos = cycleStart for i in range(cycleStart + 1, len(array)): if array[i] < item: pos += 1 # Put the item there or right after any duplicates. while item == array[pos]: pos += 1 array[pos], item = item, array[pos] ans += 1 return array if __name__ == "__main__": assert cycle_sort([4, 5, 3, 2, 1]) == [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] assert cycle_sort([0, 1, -10, 15, 2, -2]) == [-10, -2, 0, 1, 2, 15]