help how to sort a list in order of 'n' in python without using inbuilt functions??

[Dave Angel]

On 05/25/2013 10:03 AM, Roy Smith wrote:
> In article <74e33270-a79a-4878-a400-8a6cda6637b2 at googlegroups.com>,
>   lokeshkoppaka at gmail.com wrote:
>
>> ya steven i had done the similar logic but thats not satisfying my professor
>> he had given the following constrains
>>   1. No in-built functions should be used
>>   2. we are expecting a O(n) solution
>>   3. Don't use count method
>
> A couple of points here:
>
> 1) In general, people on mailing lists are not into doing homework
> problems for other people.
>
> 2) If you're going to bring us a homework problem, at least describe the
> whole problem up front.  It really doesn't help to dribble out new
> requirements one at a time.
>
> 3) rustompmody at gmail.com already posted a pointer to the wikipedia
> article describing the required algorithm in detail.
>
> 4) I don't know what "no built-in functions should be used" means.  I
> assume it means, "don't call sort()"?  If you can't even call
> int.__lt__(), it's going to be really hard to do this.
>

The OP has already admitted that he didn't want a sort at all.  He wants 
to COUNT the items, not sort them.  So nothing in his orginal post 
relates to the real homework assignment.

-- 
DaveA