Tue Aug 17 2021

Quick Sort

File Name: quick-sort.py

#!/usr/bin/evn python

# Functiont to sort from both end
def sorting(list, start, end):
    pivot = list[end]
    bottom = start-1
    top = end

    i = 0
    while not i:

        while not i:
            bottom = bottom + 1

            if bottom == top:
                i = 1
                break

            if list[bottom] > pivot:
                list[top] = list[bottom]
                break

        while not i:
            top = top - 1

            if top == bottom:
                i = 1
                break

            if list[top] < pivot:
                list[bottom] = list[top]
                break

    list[top] = pivot
    return top

# Function for quick sort
def quickSort(list, start, end):
    if start < end:
        # Call function 'sorting'
        split = sorting(list, start, end)
        # Recursively call the same function
        quickSort(list, start, split-1)
        quickSort(list, split+1, end)
    else:
        return

numList = [5,8,1,6,3,7,2,4,9]
print('Before sort:')
print(numList)
# Calling 'quickSort' function by passing number array
quickSort(numList, 0, len(numList)-1)
print('After sort:')
print(numList)
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