diff --git a/pigeonhole_sort.py b/pigeonhole_sort.py
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+def pigeonhole_sort(a): 
+	my_min = min(a) 
+	my_max = max(a) 
+	size = my_max - my_min + 1
+
+	holes = [0] * size 
+
+	for x in a: 
+		assert type(x) is int, "integers only please"
+		holes[x - my_min] += 1
+
+	i = 0
+	for count in range(size): 
+		while holes[count] > 0: 
+			holes[count] -= 1
+			a[i] = count + my_min 
+			i += 1
+			
+
+a = [8, 3, 2, 7, 4, 6, 8] 
+print("Sorted order is : ", end =" ") 
+
+pigeonhole_sort(a) 
+		
+for i in range(0, len(a)): 
+	print(a[i], end =" ")