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Insertion sort in python
def insertionsort(A):
#we start loop at second element (index 1) since the first item is already sorted
for j in range(1,len(A)):
key = A[j] #The next item we are going to insert into the sorted section of the array
i = j-1 #the last item we are going to compare to
#now we keep moving the key back as long as it is smaller than the last item in the array
while (i > -1) and key < A[i]: #if i == -1 means that this key belongs at the start
A[i+1]=A[i] #move the last object compared one step ahead to make room for key
i=i-1 #observe the next item for next time.
#okay i is not greater than key means key belongs at i+1
A[i+1] = key
return A
if __name__=="__main__":
x = [5,2,4,6,1,3]
insertionsort(x)
print x
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