mylist = [7, 3, 9, 12, 11] n = len(mylist) for i in range(n-1): swapped = False for j in range(n-i-1): if mylist[j] > mylist[j+1]: mylist[j], mylist[j+1] = mylist[j+1], mylist[j] swapped = True if not swapped: break print(mylist)