Bubble_sort.py

print('welcome to the automatic bubble sorter')
inputted_list = input('please enter a list of numbers seperated by commas: ')
list = inputted_list.split(',')
number_of_items = int(len(list))

sorting_method = input('if you would like your list to be sorted in ascending order, press 1, if you would like it to be sorted in descending order, press 2')
print(list)

if sorting_method == '1':
    position = 0
    Pass = 0
    counter = 1
    while counter == 1:
        number_of_swaps = 1
        counter2 = 0
        permanent_numbers = []
        while number_of_swaps > 0:
            counter2 = counter2 + 1
            number_of_swaps = 0
            while position < number_of_items - 1:
                if int(list[position]) > int(list[position + 1]):
                    number_of_swaps = number_of_swaps + 1
                    item1 = int(list[position])
                    item2 = int(list[position + 1])
                    list[position] = item2
                    list[position + 1] = item1
                position = position + 1
            Pass =  Pass + 1
            print('pass',Pass,':',list)
            position = 0
            if Pass == number_of_items - 1:
                number_of_swaps = 0
            permanent_numbers.append(list[number_of_items - counter2])
        if number_of_swaps == 0:
            counter = 0


    print('total number of passes:', Pass)

elif sorting_method == '2':
    position = 0
    Pass = 0
    counter = 1
    while counter == 1:
        number_of_swaps = 1
        while number_of_swaps > 0:
            number_of_swaps = 0
            while position < number_of_items - 1:
                if int(list[position]) > int(list[position + 1]):
                    number_of_swaps = number_of_swaps + 1
                    item1 = int(list[position])
                    item2 = int(list[position + 1])
                    list[position] = item2
                    list[position + 1] = item1
                position = position + 1
            Pass =  Pass + 1
            print('pass',Pass,':',list)
            position = 0
            if Pass == number_of_items - 1:
                number_of_swaps = 0

        if number_of_swaps == 0:
            counter = 0


    print('total number of passes:', Pass)