Problem 57988. Determine the minimum number of swaps to sort a vector

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Cody Problem 1401 asks us to sort a vector with the bubble sort algorithm and count the number of swaps needed. For example, to sort the vector [4 3 2 1] in increasing order, bubble sort requires six swaps. However, the vector can be sorted in only two swaps (4 & 1 and 3 & 2). 
Write a function to determine the minimum number of swaps needed to sort a vector

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