Python Program to Implement Gnome Sort

This is a Python program to implement gnome sort.

The program sorts a list by gnome sort.

1. Create a function gnome_sort that takes a list as argument.
2. Inside the function create a loop with loop variable pos that iterates from 1 to the length of the list – 1.
3. Inside the loop, create a while loop that runs as long as pos != 0 and alist[pos] and alist[pos – 1] are out of order.
4. In the body of the while loop, swap alist[pos] and alist[pos – 1] and decrement pos.

Here is the source code of a Python program to implement gnome sort. The program output is shown below.

def gnome_sort(alist):
    for pos in range(1, len(alist)):
        while (pos != 0 and alist[pos] < alist[pos - 1]):
            alist[pos], alist[pos - 1] = alist[pos - 1], alist[pos]
            pos = pos - 1
 
 
alist = input('Enter the list of numbers: ').split()
alist = [int(x) for x in alist]
gnome_sort(alist)
print('Sorted list: ', end='')
print(alist)

1. The user is prompted to enter a list of numbers.
2. The list is passed to the gnome_sort function.
3. The sorted list is displayed.

Case 1:
Enter the list of numbers: 2 3 2 51 38 1 10 3 0 7 8
Sorted list: [0, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 7, 8, 10, 38, 51]
 
Case 2:
Enter the list of numbers: 5 4 3 2 1
Sorted list: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
 
Case 3:
Enter the list of numbers: 7
Sorted list: [7]

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