diff --git a/selectionsort.py b/selectionsort.py
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+++ b/selectionsort.py
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+import sys 
+A = [64, 25, 12, 22, 11] 
+for i in range(len(A)): 
+    min_idx = i 
+    for j in range(i+1, len(A)): 
+        if A[min_idx] > A[j]: 
+            min_idx = j        
+    A[i], A[min_idx] = A[min_idx], A[i] 
+print ("Sorted array") 
+for i in range(len(A)): 
+    print("%d" %A[i]),