Summary

• bind shrink_shell_sort.shell_sort to a Comparable protocol while preserving its list[T] -> list[T] in-place contract
• add string, mixed numeric, and non-comparable doctest coverage
• include shrink shell sort in the shared comparable-sort success and TypeError regression matrix

Part of #15234. This intentionally does not close the tracking issue.

Validation

• python3 -m doctest -v sorts/shrink_shell_sort.py — 6 passed
• python3 -m pytest tests/test_sorts.py sorts/shrink_shell_sort.py --doctest-modules -q — 245 passed
• ruff 0.16.7 check . — passed
• ruff 0.16.7 format --check . — 1,546 files already formatted
• git diff --check — passed

AI assistance

OpenAI Codex (gpt-5.6-sol) assisted with the focused type/test update and verification. I reviewed the complete two-file diff and the validation results above.

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• Add an algorithm?
• Fix a bug or typo in an existing algorithm?
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