Prasad, Ramit wrote: > My apologies, you are correct. It is a selection sort, just an inefficient > one. Hmm, I think I should say it is neither since it reminds me of a hybrid of both (bubble/selection).
The swapping seems very bubble sort, but the looking for the min / max case seems selection sort-ish. Whatever it is, it is certainly inefficient. :) Ramit Ramit Prasad | JPMorgan Chase Investment Bank | Currencies Technology 712 Main Street | Houston, TX 77002 work phone: 713 - 216 - 5423 -- This email is confidential and subject to important disclaimers and conditions including on offers for the purchase or sale of securities, accuracy and completeness of information, viruses, confidentiality, legal privilege, and legal entity disclaimers, available at http://www.jpmorgan.com/pages/disclosures/email. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list