Initial commit: Heapsort and Priority Queue Implementation

- Implemented complete Heapsort algorithm with max-heap operations
- Implemented binary heap-based Priority Queue with all core operations
- Created Task class for task scheduling applications
- Implemented Task Scheduler simulation using priority queue
- Added comprehensive test suite (70+ tests, all passing)
- Implemented sorting algorithm comparison utilities (Heapsort vs Quicksort vs Merge Sort)
- Added detailed README with comprehensive analysis and documentation
- Included demonstration scripts for all features
- Generated performance comparison plots
- Modular, well-documented code following academic standards

Author: Carlos Gutierrez
Email: cgutierrez44833@ucumberlands.edu

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+# Python
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+*.so
+.Python
+build/
+develop-eggs/
+dist/
+downloads/
+eggs/
+.eggs/
+lib/
+lib64/
+parts/
+sdist/
+var/
+wheels/
+pip-wheel-metadata/
+share/python-wheels/
+*.egg-info/
+.installed.cfg
+*.egg
+MANIFEST
+
+# Virtual Environments
+venv/
+env/
+ENV/
+env.bak/
+venv.bak/
+.venv
+
+# IDEs and Editors
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+.DS_Store
+*.sublime-project
+*.sublime-workspace
+
+# Jupyter Notebook
+.ipynb_checkpoints
+*.ipynb
+
+# pytest
+.pytest_cache/
+.coverage
+htmlcov/
+.tox/
+.hypothesis/
+
+# mypy
+.mypy_cache/
+.dmypy.json
+dmypy.json
+
+# Pyre type checker
+.pyre/
+
+# Cursor IDE
+.cursor/
+
+# Environment variables
+.env
+.env.local
+.env.*.local
+
+# OS files
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+*.log
+
+# Project specific
+*.pyc
+__pycache__/
+