help how to sort a list in order of 'n' in python without using inbuilt functions??

[Carlos Nepomuceno]

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> Date: Sat, 25 May 2013 18:28:32 +1000
> Subject: Re: help how to sort a list in order of 'n' in python without using inbuilt functions??
> From: rosuav at gmail.com
> To: python-list at python.org
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> On Sat, May 25, 2013 at 5:53 PM, Carlos Nepomuceno
> <carlosnepomuceno at outlook.com> wrote:
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>>> Date: Fri, 24 May 2013 23:05:17 -0700
>>> 1. No in-built functions should be used
>> count[2] = len(l)
>
> Fail! :)
>
> ChrisA
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lol I forgot to include this monkey patch! ;)

def length(l):
    x=0
    y=l[:]
    while y:
        x+=1
        y.pop()
    return x