Selection sort

selection_sort.py

def findSmallest(arr):
    smallest = arr[0]
    smallest_idx = 0
    for i in range(1, len(arr)):
        if arr[i] < smallest:
            smallest = arr[i]
            smallest_idx = i
    return smallest_idx


def selectionSort(arr):
    newArr = []
    for i in range(len(arr)):
        smallest = findSmallest(arr)
        newArr.append(arr.pop(smallest))
    return newArr

selection = selectionSort([5, 3, 6, 2, 10]) # [2, 3, 5, 6, 10]