How do you modify the insertionSort function in Listing 10.12 to sort elements in decreasing order? LISTING 10.12 InsertionSort.py1 # The function for sorting elements in ascending order2 def insertionSort(lst):3 for i in range(1, len(lst)):4 # insert lst[i] into a sorted sublist lst[0 : i] so that5 # lst[0 : i+1] is sorted.6 currentElement = lst[i]7 k = i - 189 lst[k + 1] = lst[k]10 k -= 11112 # Insert the current element into lst[k + 1] 13 lst[k + 1] = currentElement

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How do you modify the insertionSort function in Listing 10.12 to sort elements in decreasing order?

LISTING 10.12 InsertionSort.py
1 # The function for sorting elements in ascending order
2 def insertionSort(lst):
3 for i in range(1, len(lst)):
4 # insert lst[i] into a sorted sublist lst[0 : i] so that
5 # lst[0 : i+1] is sorted.
6 currentElement = lst[i]
7 k = i - 1
8
9 lst[k + 1] = lst[k]
10 k -= 1
11
12 # Insert the current element into lst[k + 1]

13 lst[k + 1] = currentElement

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