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Add Dutch National Flag sorting algorithm

Open chan9an opened this issue 2 months ago • 0 comments

Implements the Dutch National Flag algorithm to sort an array of 0s, 1s, and 2s in-place. Includes error handling for invalid values and provides examples in the docstring.

Describe your change:

  • [x] Add an algorithm?
  • [ ] Fix a bug or typo in an existing algorithm?
  • [ ] Add or change doctests? -- Note: Please avoid changing both code and tests in a single pull request.
  • [ ] Documentation change?

Checklist:

  • [x] I have read CONTRIBUTING.md.
  • [x] This pull request is all my own work -- I have not plagiarized.
  • [x] I know that pull requests will not be merged if they fail the automated tests.
  • [x] This PR only changes one algorithm file. To ease review, please open separate PRs for separate algorithms.
  • [x] All new Python files are placed inside an existing directory.
  • [x] All filenames are in all lowercase characters with no spaces or dashes.
  • [x] All functions and variable names follow Python naming conventions.
  • [x] All function parameters and return values are annotated with Python type hints.
  • [x] All functions have doctests that pass the automated testing.
  • [x] All new algorithms include at least one URL that points to Wikipedia or another similar explanation.

File added: arrays/dutch_national_flag_sort.py
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_national_flag_problem

chan9an avatar Oct 29 '25 17:10 chan9an