Tile Top Temptation

tile_top.py

data = [int(i) for i in input().split(" ")] # enter: "3 2 5 1 7"

def run(data, in_order=False, days=0):
    j = 1
    in_order = True
    while j < len(data):
        if data[j] < data[j-1]:
            in_order = False
            data[j] +=1
        j+=1
        
    if in_order:
        return days
    else:
        return run(data, in_order, days+1)

print(run(data)) # expected: 4