simulated paper 4 test on 29 apr 2025

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+# includes return type definition returning a list of strings

+def ReadData() -> list[str]:

+    with open("Data.txt", 'r') as file:

+        # Uses a Python list syntax to collect all lines, 

+        # trim newline character, and assign to new lines variable

+        lines = [line.strip('\n') for line in file.readlines()]

+        return lines

+def FormatArray(string_array: list[str]) -> str:

+    # uses the str.join(iterator) built-in function for the str type

+    return " ".join(string_array)

+

+data = ReadData()

+print(FormatArray(data))

+

+def CompareStrings(first: str, second: str) -> int:

+    smallest = len(first) if len(first) < len(second) else len(second)

+    for i in range(smallest):

+        if first[i] < second[i]:

+            return 1

+        elif first[i] > second[i]:

+            return 2

+# type definitions for parameter and return value

+# takes a list of strings, returns a list of strings

+def Bubble(string_array: list[str]) -> list[str]:

+    for i in range(len(string_array)):

+        # have moved largest value to the end, shrink sort range by 1 each time

+        for j in range(len(string_array) - i - 1):

+            result = CompareStrings(string_array[j], string_array[j+1])

+            # if the two strings are in the wrong order

+            if result == 2:

+                swap = string_array[j+1]

+                string_array[j+1] = string_array[j]

+                string_array[j] = swap

+    return string_array

+sorted_array = Bubble(data)

+print(FormatArray(sorted_array))
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