code for chapter 2

02_selection_sort/python/01_selection_sort.py

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+# Finds the smallest value in an array
+def findSmallest(arr):
+  # Stores the smallest value
+  smallest = arr[0]
+  # Stores the index of the smallest value
+  smallest_index = 0
+  for i in range(1, len(arr)):
+    if arr[i] < smallest:
+      smallest = arr[i]
+      smallest_index = i
+  return smallest_index
+
+# Sort array
+def selectionSort(arr):
+  newArr = []
+  for i in range(len(arr)):
+      # Finds the smallest element in the array and adds it to the new array
+      smallest = findSmallest(arr)
+      newArr.append(arr.pop(smallest))
+  return newArr
+
+print selectionSort([5, 3, 6, 2, 10])