Python/sorts/quick_sort.py

"""
A pure Python implementation of the quick sort algorithm

For doctests run following command:
python3 -m doctest -v quick_sort.py

For manual testing run:
python3 quick_sort.py
"""
from typing import List


def quick_sort(collection: list) -> list:
    """A pure Python implementation of quick sort algorithm

    :param collection: a mutable collection of comparable items
    :return: the same collection ordered by ascending

    Examples:
    >>> quick_sort([0, 5, 3, 2, 2])
    [0, 2, 2, 3, 5]
    >>> quick_sort([])
    []
    >>> quick_sort([-2, 5, 0, -45])
    [-45, -2, 0, 5]
    """
    if len(collection) < 2:
        return collection
    pivot = collection.pop()  # Use the last element as the first pivot
    greater: List[int] = []  # All elements greater than pivot
    lesser: List[int] = []  # All elements less than or equal to pivot
    for element in collection:
        (greater if element > pivot else lesser).append(element)
    return quick_sort(lesser) + [pivot] + quick_sort(greater)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    user_input = input("Enter numbers separated by a comma:\n").strip()
    unsorted = [int(item) for item in user_input.split(",")]
    print(quick_sort(unsorted))