add selection sort

chapter2/selection.py

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+import logging
+from collections import namedtuple
+
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+Data = namedtuple("Data", "artist count")
+
+artists = [
+    Data("Said Mike", 156),
+    Data("The Blackout", 141),
+    Data("Hondo Maclean", 35),
+    Data("Enter Shikari", 94),
+    Data("FFAF", 88),
+]
+
+
+def selectionSort(array, size):
+    for ind in range(size):
+        min_index = ind
+
+        for j in range(ind + 1, size):
+            # select the minimum element in every iteration
+            if array[j].count < array[min_index].count:
+                min_index = j
+        # swapping the elements to sort the array
+        (array[ind], array[min_index]) = (array[min_index], array[ind])
+
+
+selectionSort(artists, len(artists))
+print(artists)