diff --git a/sorts/sleep_sort.py b/sorts/sleep_sort.py
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+from threading import Timer
+from time import sleep
+
+""" In sleep sort, the thread having
+the least amount of sleeping time
+wakes up first and the number gets
+printed and hence list is sorted"""
+
+
+def sleep_sort(values):
+    sleep_sort.result = []
+
+    def add1(x):
+        sleep_sort.result.append(x)
+
+    mx = values[0]
+    for v in values:
+        if mx < v:
+            mx = v
+        Timer(v, add1, [v]).start()
+    sleep(mx + 1)
+    return sleep_sort.result
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    x = [3, 2, 4, 7, 3, 6, 9, 1]
+    print(sleep_sort(x))
+    # [1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9]