🔢 Sorting Algorithms Visualizer

An interactive, real-time visualizer for sorting algorithms built with Streamlit and Plotly — designed to help you compare the time and space complexities of various sorting algorithms both visually and numerically. A demonstration video is available here

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🚀 Features

• 🎨 Animated Sorting Visualization

  • Watch your data get sorted in real time with colorful bar charts.
  • Toggle animation speed and step through how each algorithm works.

• 🧠 Algorithms Included

  • Bubble Sort
  • Insertion Sort
  • Selection Sort
  • Merge Sort
  • Heap Sort
  • Quick Sort
  • Quick Sort (Median of 3)

• 📂 Flexible Input

  • Choose from:
    • User-uploaded text files
    • Random numbers
    • Random ascending/descending arrays

• ⚡ Compare All Algorithms Side-by-Side

  • Run all algorithms simultaneously using multithreading
  • View bar chart comparisons for:
    • Loop counts (approx. time complexity)
    • Temporary space used (space complexity)

• 📥 Download Support

  • Export original or sorted arrays as .txt files.

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⚠️ Known Bugs / Limitations

• 🐢 Speed Limitation During Multi-Sort

  • Changing the speed during "Sort Using All Algorithms" may reset progress or cause unexpected visual behavior.
  • Best to set the speed before starting.

• 💻 Heavy Computation

  • "Sort Using All Algorithms" is CPU intensive. Each sort runs in a separate thread, which may slow down performance, especially with large arrays.

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🛠 Installation

✅ Prerequisites

• Python 3.8+
• pip
• Git (optional)

📦 Install via pip

git clone https://github.com/your-username/sorting-algorithms-visualizer.git
cd sorting-algorithms-visualizer
pip install -r requirements.txt

🚀 How to Run

• 💻 On your local machine, run:

  streamlit run app.py

Then click on the generated 🔗 local link shown in the terminal.

• 🌐 If you're using a remote server via SSH, Run:

  streamlit run app.py

Then, in a new terminal, run:

ssh -R 80:localhost:8501 serveo.net

Click on the 🌍 public link generated by Serveo to access the app from any device.