diff --git a/allalgorithms/sorting/gnome_sort.py b/allalgorithms/sorting/gnome_sort.py
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+++ b/allalgorithms/sorting/gnome_sort.py
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+def gnomeSort( arr, n): 
+    index = 0
+    while index < n: 
+        if index == 0: 
+            index = index + 1
+        if arr[index] >= arr[index - 1]: 
+            index = index + 1
+        else: 
+            arr[index], arr[index-1] = arr[index-1], arr[index] 
+            index = index - 1
+  
+    return arr