how to implment insert sort using python

insert_sort.py

# insert sort using python

def insert_sort(the_list):
	for i in range(1,len(the_list)):
		print 'key is %d' %(key)
		current = i - 1
		while the_list[current] > key and current >= 0:
			the_list[current + 1] = the_list[current]
			current = current - 1
		
		the_list[current + 1] = key

	return the_list

array = [9, 8, 7, 5, 45, 1234, 32]
print insert_sort(array)