jrtechs-RandomScripts/sorting/shellSort.py

# coding: utf-8

# In[2]:


alist = [54,26,93,17,77,31,44,55,20]
def shellSort(alist):
    sublistcount = len(alist)//2
    while sublistcount > 0:
        for startposition in range(sublistcount):
            gapInsertionSort(alist,startposition,sublistcount)
        sublistcount = sublistcount // 2
    return alist

def gapInsertionSort(alist,start,gap):
    for i in range(start+gap,len(alist),gap):

        currentvalue = alist[i]
        position = i

        while position>=gap and alist[position-gap]>currentvalue:
            alist[position]=alist[position-gap]
            position = position-gap

        alist[position]=currentvalue
print(shellSort(alist))