Sort Except Zero.py

"""
https://py.checkio.org/ru/mission/sort-except-zero/

Sort the numbers in an array. But the position of zeros should not be changed.
"""

from typing import Iterable


def except_zero(items: list) -> Iterable:
    zero_indexes = []

    for index, x in enumerate(items):
        if x == 0:
            zero_indexes.append(index)

    items_copy = sorted([x for x in items if x != 0])

    for x in zero_indexes:
        items_copy.insert(x, 0)

    return items_copy


if __name__ == '__main__':
    print("Example:")
    print(list(except_zero([5, 3, 0, 0, 4, 1, 4, 0, 7])))

    # These "asserts" are used for self-checking and not for an auto-testing
    assert list(except_zero([5, 3, 0, 0, 4, 1, 4, 0, 7])) == [1, 3, 0, 0, 4, 4, 5, 0, 7]
    assert list(except_zero([0, 2, 3, 1, 0, 4, 5])) == [0, 1, 2, 3, 0, 4, 5]
    assert list(except_zero([0, 0, 0, 1, 0])) == [0, 0, 0, 1, 0]
    assert list(except_zero([4, 5, 3, 1, 1])) == [1, 1, 3, 4, 5]
    assert list(except_zero([0, 0])) == [0, 0]
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