swap in python

[uaconnection]

I can't figure out how to swap, so that amount and name will match after sort.
Here what I have:

from numarray import *
import numarray.strings as str
 
n=input("Enter number of donors to be entered: ")
if n<5:
    print "Please enter more then 5 donors."
    n=input("Enter number of donors to be entered: ")
if n>=300:
    print "Please enter less then 300 donors."
    n=input("Enter number of donors to be entered: ")
donorsName=str.array(itemsize=20,shape=n)
amount=str.array(itemsize=20,shape=n)
 
 
 
for i in range(0,n):
    print "Enter donors name:"
    donorsName[i]=raw_input()
    print "Enter amount donated $:"
    amount[i]=raw_input() 
 
print donorsName,amount
y=0
while y < n-1:
    x=0
    while x<n-1:
        print amount
        if amount[x+1]<amount[x]:
            temp=amount[x+1]
            pos=x
 
            while amount[pos]>temp and pos>=0:
                amount[pos+1]=amount[pos]
                pos=pos-1
            amount[pos+1]=temp
        x=x+1
    y=y+1        
print" \nThe donor's name and amount donated:"
for i in range(0,n):
    print donorsName[i],"$",amount[i]
 
print "\nProgram Completed......."
raw_input("Press enter to exit.")

[bartonc]

I can't figure out how to swap, so that amount and name will match after sort.
Here what I have:

from numarray import *
import numarray.strings as str
 
n=input("Enter number of donors to be entered: ")
if n<5:
    print "Please enter more then 5 donors."
    n=input("Enter number of donors to be entered: ")
if n>=300:
    print "Please enter less then 300 donors."
    n=input("Enter number of donors to be entered: ")
donorsName=str.array(itemsize=20,shape=n)
amount=str.array(itemsize=20,shape=n)
 
 
 
for i in range(0,n):
    print "Enter donors name:"
    donorsName[i]=raw_input()
    print "Enter amount donated $:"
    amount[i]=raw_input() 
 
print donorsName,amount
y=0
while y < n-1:
    x=0
    while x<n-1:
        print amount
        if amount[x+1]<amount[x]:
            temp=amount[x+1]
            pos=x
 
            while amount[pos]>temp and pos>=0:
                amount[pos+1]=amount[pos]
                pos=pos-1
            amount[pos+1]=temp
        x=x+1
    y=y+1        
print" \nThe donor's name and amount donated:"
for i in range(0,n):
    print donorsName[i],"$",amount[i]
 
print "\nProgram Completed......."
raw_input("Press enter to exit.")

First, you'll want to start thinking "database" not "scientific". Forget about numpy arrays and use native tuples and lists. Keep each entry in a tuple:

dataList = []   # an empty list
name = "john"
amount = 75.50
dataList.append((name, amount,))   # append a tuple to the list.

Sorting is done natively as well:

dataList.sort()

I hope this make your life a little simpler (that's what Python is all about).