Create cyclic_sort.py

Author: sharansukesh1003

sorts/cyclic_sort.py

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+"""
+This is a pure Python implementation of the Cyclic Sort algorithm.
+
+For doctests run following command:
+python -m doctest -v cyclic_sort.py
+or
+python3 -m doctest -v cyclic_sort.py
+For manual testing run:
+python cyclic_sort.py
+"""
+
+def cyclic_sort(nums: list) -> list:
+    """
+    Sorts the input list in-place using the Cyclic Sort algorithm.
+
+    :param nums: List of integers to be sorted.
+    :return: The same list sorted in ascending order.
+
+    Time complexity: O(n), where n is the number of elements in the list.
+
+    Examples:
+    >>> cyclic_sort([3, 5, 2, 1, 4])
+    [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
+    >>> cyclic_sort([])
+    []
+    >>> cyclic_sort([-2, -5, -45])
+    [-45, -5, -2]
+    """
+
+    # Perform cyclic sort
+    i = 0
+    while i < len(nums):
+        # Calculate the correct index for the current element
+        correct_index = nums[i] - 1
+        
+        # If the current element is not at its correct position,
+        # swap it with the element at its correct index
+        if nums[i] != nums[correct_index]:
+            nums[i], nums[correct_index] = nums[correct_index], nums[i]
+        else:
+            # If the current element is already in its correct position,
+            # move to the next element
+            i += 1
+
+    return nums
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import doctest
+
+    doctest.testmod()
+    user_input = input("Enter numbers separated by a comma:\n").strip()
+    unsorted = [int(item) for item in user_input.split(",")]
+    print(*cyclic_sort(unsorted), sep=",")