Member Avatar for Siyabonga Gama

Dear help

I am struggling to figure out why the following sorting algorithm doesn't work. Please help if you can. :)

>>

#myList is a list of arbitrary length

for i in range (len(myList)):
for j in range (i, len(myList) - 1):
if myList < myList[j]:
myList, myList[j] = myList[j], myList

  • 3 Contributors
  • 2 Replies
  • 76 Views
  • 6 Hours Discussion Span
  • Latest Post Latest Post by woooee
Member Avatar for Gribouillis

I think j should be in range(i+1, len(myList)).

Member Avatar for woooee

You should use Python's sort() function for lists. In any case, "doesn't work" is not descriptive enough. Include some test input, your output, and the desired output if you want to write the sort code yourself.

In addition to what Gribouillis said, you have it backwards. (Please don't use "i", "l", or "o" as single digit variables as they can look like numbers.)

for j in range (len(myList-1)):
    for k in range (j+1, len(myList)):
Edited by woooee because: n/a
Be a part of the DaniWeb community

We're a friendly, industry-focused community of developers, IT pros, digital marketers, and technology enthusiasts meeting, networking, learning, and sharing knowledge.