Bucket sort in python with explanation

 Bucket sort in python with an explanation

Bucket sort is an algorithm for sorting an array of elements that are uniformly distributed across a range. It works by dividing the range into a number of "buckets," and then distributing the elements of the array into the buckets based on their value. The elements within each bucket are then sorted using a different sorting algorithm (such as quicksort or mergesort). Finally, the elements from the buckets are concatenated back into the original array.

Here is an example of how you might implement bucket sort in Python:

def bucket_sort(array, min_value, max_value):

    bucket_count = (max_value - min_value) // len(array) + 1

    buckets = [[] for _ in range(bucket_count)]

    for i in array:

        buckets[(i - min_value) // len(array)].append(i)

    sorted_array = []

    for bucket in buckets:

        sorted_array.extend(sorted(bucket))

    return sorted_array

array = [4, 3, 2, 1]

sorted_array = bucket_sort(array, 1, 4)

print(sorted_array) # Outputs [1, 2, 3, 4]

In this example, the bucket_sort function takes an array, a minimum value, and a maximum value as input and returns the sorted array. It first calculates the number of buckets needed based on the size of the array and the range of values. It then creates an empty list for each bucket and assigns each element of the array to a bucket based on its value. Finally, it sorts the elements within each bucket and concatenates them back into the original array.