Exercise 06-14:
Modify Program 6.18 to sort the list in descending order. L = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] must be ordered as L = [5, 4, 3, 2, 1].
Answer:
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# File: chapter 06/exercise-06-18.py.py
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L = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
end = 5
while end > 1:
swapped = False
x = 0
while x < (end - 1):
if L[x] < L[x + 1]: # Only the verification condition was changed
swapped = True
temp = L[x]
L[x] = L[x + 1]
L[x + 1] = temp
x += 1
if not swapped:
break
end -= 1
for e in L:
print(e)