sleep sort, for the lulz

sleep_sort.py

from time import sleep
from threading import Timer
 
# this is completely ridiculous and should never be used
def sleepsort(values):
    sleepsort.result = []
    def add_one(x):
        sleepsort.result.append(x)
    mx = values[0]
    for v in values:
        if mx < v: mx = v
        Timer(v, add_one, [v]).start()
    sleep(mx+1)
    return sleepsort.result
 
if __name__ == '__main__':
    x = [3,2,4,7,3,6,9,1]
    if sleepsort(x) == sorted(x):
        print('sleep sort worked for {0}'.format(x))
    else:
        print'sleep sort FAILED for {0}'.format(x))