# asks user to enter N
N = int(input("please enter an integer N: "))

# asks user to type in N numbers, gets those numbers
# from the user
my_list = []
while (len(my_list) < N):
    next_number = float(input("please enter next number: "))
    my_list.append(next_number)

# print list before sorting.
print("\nbefore sorting:", my_list)

# sorts numbers and prints them sorted
my_list.sort()
print("\nafter sorting:", my_list)