bubble_sort.py

from typing import Any


def bubble_sort_iterative(collection: list[Any]) -> list[Any]:
    """Pure implementation of the bubble sort algorithm in Python (iterative).

    Bubble sort works by repeatedly stepping through the collection,
    comparing each pair of adjacent elements and swapping them if they
    are in the wrong order. This process repeats, with each full pass
    "bubbling" the next-largest unsorted element into its correct
    position at the end of the collection, until a full pass completes
    with no swaps, at which point the collection is sorted.

    Time complexity: O(n) best case (already sorted, thanks to the
    early-exit optimization), O(n^2) average and worst case.
    Space complexity: O(1) auxiliary (sorts in place).

    :param collection: some mutable ordered collection with heterogeneous
    comparable items inside
    :return: the same collection ordered in ascending order

    Examples:
    >>> bubble_sort_iterative([0, 5, 2, 3, 2])
    [0, 2, 2, 3, 5]
    >>> bubble_sort_iterative([])
    []
    >>> bubble_sort_iterative([-2, -45, -5])
    [-45, -5, -2]
    >>> bubble_sort_iterative([-23, 0, 6, -4, 34])
    [-23, -4, 0, 6, 34]
    >>> bubble_sort_iterative([1, 2, 3, 4])
    [1, 2, 3, 4]
    >>> bubble_sort_iterative([3, 3, 3, 3])
    [3, 3, 3, 3]
    >>> bubble_sort_iterative([56])
    [56]
    >>> bubble_sort_iterative([0, 5, 2, 3, 2]) == sorted([0, 5, 2, 3, 2])
    True
    >>> bubble_sort_iterative([]) == sorted([])
    True
    >>> bubble_sort_iterative([-2, -45, -5]) == sorted([-2, -45, -5])
    True
    >>> bubble_sort_iterative([-23, 0, 6, -4, 34]) == sorted([-23, 0, 6, -4, 34])
    True
    >>> bubble_sort_iterative(['d', 'a', 'b', 'e']) == sorted(['d', 'a', 'b', 'e'])
    True
    >>> bubble_sort_iterative(['z', 'a', 'y', 'b', 'x', 'c'])
    ['a', 'b', 'c', 'x', 'y', 'z']
    >>> bubble_sort_iterative([1.1, 3.3, 5.5, 7.7, 2.2, 4.4, 6.6])
    [1.1, 2.2, 3.3, 4.4, 5.5, 6.6, 7.7]
    >>> bubble_sort_iterative([1, 3.3, 5, 7.7, 2, 4.4, 6])
    [1, 2, 3.3, 4.4, 5, 6, 7.7]
    >>> import random
    >>> collection_arg = random.sample(range(-50, 50), 100)
    >>> bubble_sort_iterative(collection_arg) == sorted(collection_arg)
    True
    >>> import string
    >>> collection_arg = random.choices(string.ascii_letters + string.digits, k=100)
    >>> bubble_sort_iterative(collection_arg) == sorted(collection_arg)
    True
    """
    length = len(collection)
    for i in reversed(range(length)):
        swapped = False
        for j in range(i):
            if collection[j] > collection[j + 1]:
                swapped = True
                collection[j], collection[j + 1] = collection[j + 1], collection[j]
        if not swapped:
            break  # Stop iteration if the collection is sorted.
    return collection


def bubble_sort_recursive(collection: list[Any]) -> list[Any]:
    """Pure implementation of the bubble sort algorithm in Python (recursive).

    Functionally identical to the iterative version: each call makes a
    single pass through the collection, comparing adjacent elements and
    swapping any pair that is out of order. If any swap occurred during
    the pass, the function calls itself again on the (partially sorted)
    collection; once a pass completes with no swaps, the collection is
    sorted and the recursion stops.

    Time complexity: O(n) best case (already sorted), O(n^2) average and
    worst case.
    Space complexity: O(1) auxiliary for the sort itself (sorts in place),
    though the recursion adds O(n) call-stack frames in the worst case.

    :param collection: mutable ordered sequence of elements
    :return: the same list in ascending order

    Examples:
    >>> bubble_sort_recursive([0, 5, 2, 3, 2])
    [0, 2, 2, 3, 5]
    >>> bubble_sort_recursive([])
    []
    >>> bubble_sort_recursive([-2, -45, -5])
    [-45, -5, -2]
    >>> bubble_sort_recursive([-23, 0, 6, -4, 34])
    [-23, -4, 0, 6, 34]
    >>> bubble_sort_recursive([0, 5, 2, 3, 2]) == sorted([0, 5, 2, 3, 2])
    True
    >>> bubble_sort_recursive([]) == sorted([])
    True
    >>> bubble_sort_recursive([-2, -45, -5]) == sorted([-2, -45, -5])
    True
    >>> bubble_sort_recursive([-23, 0, 6, -4, 34]) == sorted([-23, 0, 6, -4, 34])
    True
    >>> bubble_sort_recursive(['d', 'a', 'b', 'e']) == sorted(['d', 'a', 'b', 'e'])
    True
    >>> bubble_sort_recursive(['z', 'a', 'y', 'b', 'x', 'c'])
    ['a', 'b', 'c', 'x', 'y', 'z']
    >>> bubble_sort_recursive([1.1, 3.3, 5.5, 7.7, 2.2, 4.4, 6.6])
    [1.1, 2.2, 3.3, 4.4, 5.5, 6.6, 7.7]
    >>> bubble_sort_recursive([1, 3.3, 5, 7.7, 2, 4.4, 6])
    [1, 2, 3.3, 4.4, 5, 6, 7.7]
    >>> bubble_sort_recursive(['a', 'Z', 'B', 'C', 'A', 'c'])
    ['A', 'B', 'C', 'Z', 'a', 'c']
    >>> import random
    >>> collection_arg = random.sample(range(-50, 50), 100)
    >>> bubble_sort_recursive(collection_arg) == sorted(collection_arg)
    True
    >>> import string
    >>> collection_arg = random.choices(string.ascii_letters + string.digits, k=100)
    >>> bubble_sort_recursive(collection_arg) == sorted(collection_arg)
    True
    """
    length = len(collection)
    swapped = False
    for i in range(length - 1):
        if collection[i] > collection[i + 1]:
            collection[i], collection[i + 1] = collection[i + 1], collection[i]
            swapped = True

    return collection if not swapped else bubble_sort_recursive(collection)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    import doctest
    from random import sample
    from timeit import timeit

    doctest.testmod()

    # Benchmark: Iterative seems slightly faster than recursive.
    num_runs = 10_000
    unsorted = sample(range(-50, 50), 100)
    timer_iterative = timeit(
        "bubble_sort_iterative(unsorted[:])", globals=globals(), number=num_runs
    )
    print("\nIterative bubble sort:")
    print(*bubble_sort_iterative(unsorted), sep=",")
    print(f"Processing time (iterative): {timer_iterative:.5f}s for {num_runs:,} runs")

    unsorted = sample(range(-50, 50), 100)
    timer_recursive = timeit(
        "bubble_sort_recursive(unsorted[:])", globals=globals(), number=num_runs
    )
    print("\nRecursive bubble sort:")
    print(*bubble_sort_recursive(unsorted), sep=",")
    print(f"Processing time (recursive): {timer_recursive:.5f}s for {num_runs:,} runs")