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+# Python-list-sorting-algorithms
+Contains easy and short python list sorting algorithms ( Only for numbers as per now) 
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+# Selection sorting
+l = eval(input("Enter your number list: "))
+n = len(l)
+for i in range(0, n):
+    min = i
+    f = False
+    for j in range(i + 1, n):
+        if l[j] < l[min]:
+            min = j
+            f = True
+    if f == True:
+        l[i], l[min] = l[min], l[i]
+        print(l)
+         
+print("Sorted list: ", l)
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+# Insertion sorting
+l = eval(input("Enter your number list: "))
+n = len(l)
+for i in range(n):
+    t = l[i]
+    k = i - 1
+    while k >=0 and l[k] > t:
+        l[k + 1] = l[k]
+        k = k- 1
+    l[k + 1] = t
+    print(l)
+
+print("Sorted list: ", l)