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+# Shell sort in python
+
+
+def shellSort(array, n):
+
+    # Rearrange elements at each n/2, n/4, n/8, ... intervals
+    interval = n // 2
+    while interval > 0:
+        for i in range(interval, n):
+            temp = array[i]
+            j = i
+            while j >= interval and array[j - interval] > temp:
+                array[j] = array[j - interval]
+                j -= interval
+
+            array[j] = temp
+        interval //= 2
+
+
+data = [9, 8, 3, 7, 5, 6, 4, 1]
+size = len(data)
+shellSort(data, size)
+print('Sorted Array in Ascending Order:')
+print(data)