Wave Form Sorting
Detailed guide and Python implementation for the 'Wave Form Sorting' problem.
Problem Statement
Write a function wave_sort(arr) that sorts an array of integers arr in place or returns a sorted version in wave form, such that arr[0] >= arr[1] <= arr[2] >= arr[3] <= arr[4]....
- •1 <= len(arr) <= 1000
- •-10^4 <= arr[i] <= 10^4
Examples
arr = [10, 5, 6, 3, 2, 20, 100, 80]
[10, 5, 6, 2, 20, 3, 100, 80]
The output elements satisfy wave pattern: 10 >= 5 <= 6 >= 2 <= 20 >= 3 <= 100 >= 80.
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Edge Cases to Watch
- Empty input structures
- Single element inputs
- Large numerical bounds
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