awful sorting algorithm

mussolini.py

import ctypes
import sys

assert sys.implementation.name == "cpython"

def mussolini(array: list[int]):
    if not array:
        return

    highest = array[0]

    for i in array:
        if i > highest:
            highest = i

        if i < highest:
            new = i

            while new < highest:
                new += 1

            size_i = sys.getsizeof(i)
            size_new = sys.getsizeof(new)
            i_bytes = (ctypes.c_ubyte * size_i).from_address(id(i))
            new_bytes = (ctypes.c_ubyte * size_new).from_address(id(new))
            ctypes.memmove(i_bytes, new_bytes, len(new_bytes))
            
            highest = new


if __name__ == "__main__":
    my_array = [98, 90, 100, 103, 106, 50, 89, 140]
    mussolini(my_array)
    assert sorted(my_array) == my_array