Changed BubbleSort.py and InsertionSort.py to allow x number of inputs. Also worked on LinearSearch.py

Author: Tony Sappe

BubbleSort.py

@@ -12,13 +12,15 @@ def simple_bubble_sort(int_list):
 	return int_list
 
 
-def main(num):
-	inputs = []
-	print("Enter any {} numbers for unsorted list: ".format(num))
+def main():
 	try:
-		for i in range(num):
-			n = input()
-			inputs.append(n)
+		print("Enter numbers separated by spaces:")
+		s = raw_input()
+		inputs = list(map(int, s.split(' ')))
+		if len(inputs) < 2:
+			print('No Enough values to sort!')
+			raise Exception
+
 	except Exception as e:
 		print(e)
 	else:
@@ -27,5 +29,4 @@ def main(num):
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
 	print('==== Bubble Sort ====\n')
-	list_count = 6
-	main(list_count)
+	main()

InsertionSort.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
 def simple_insertion_sort(int_list):
-	for i in range(1, 6):
+	count = len(int_list)
+	for i in range(1, count):
 		temp = int_list[i]
 		j = i - 1
 		while(j >= 0 and temp < int_list[j]):
@@ -11,13 +12,15 @@ def simple_insertion_sort(int_list):
 	return int_list
 
 
-def main(num):
-	inputs = []
-	print('Enter any {} numbers for unsorted list: '.format(num))
+def main():
 	try:
-		for i in range(num):
-			n = input()
-			inputs.append(n)
+		print("Enter numbers separated by spaces:")
+		s = raw_input()
+		inputs = list(map(int, s.split(' ')))
+		if len(inputs) < 2:
+			print('No Enough values to sort!')
+			raise Exception
+
 	except Exception as e:
 		print(e)
 	else:
@@ -26,5 +29,4 @@ def main(num):
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
 	print('==== Insertion Sort ====\n')
-	list_count = 6
-	main(list_count)
+	main()

LinearSearch.py

@@ -1,21 +1,24 @@
-def sequentialSearch(alist, item):
-		pos = 0
-		found = False
-	
-		while pos < len(alist) and not found:
-				
-			if alist[pos] == item:
-				found = True
-				print("Found")
-			else:
-				pos = pos+1
-		if found == False:
-				print("Not found")
-		return found
-	
-print("Enter numbers seprated by space")
-s = input()
-numbers = list(map(int, s.split()))
-trgt =int( input('enter a single number to be found in the list '))
-sequentialSearch(numbers, trgt)
 
+def sequential_search(alist, target):
+	for index, item in enumerate(alist):
+		if item == target:
+			print("Found target {} at index {}".format(target, index))
+			break
+	else:
+		print("Not found")
+
+
+def main():
+	try:
+		print("Enter numbers separated by spaces")
+		s = raw_input()
+		inputs = list(map(int, s.split(' ')))
+		target = int(raw_input('\nEnter a single number to be found in the list: '))
+	except Exception as e:
+		print(e)
+	else:
+		sequential_search(inputs, target)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+	print('==== Insertion Sort ====\n')
+	main()

README.md

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ### **All Algorithms implemented in Python!**
 
+These are for demonstration purposes only. There are many implementations of sorts in the Python standard library that are much better for performance reasons.
 
 ## Sorting