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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# author: bt3gl
+
+
+def counting_sort(list):
+
+        K = max(lst)
+        counts = [0] * (K + 1)
+        for elem in lst:
+            counts[elem] += 1
+
+        starting_index = 0
+        for i, count in enumerate(counts):
+            counts[i] = starting_index
+            starting_index += count
+
+        sorted_lst = [0] * len(lst)
+
+        for elem in lst:
+
+            sorted_lst[counts[elem]] = elem
+            counts[elem] += 1
+
+        for i in range(len(lst)):
+            lst[i] = sorted_lst[i]