Python/sorts/unknown_sort.py

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"""
Python implementation of a sort algorithm.
Best Case Scenario : O(n)
Worst Case Scenario : O(n^2) because native Python functions:min, max and remove are already O(n)
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"""
def merge_sort(collection):
"""Pure implementation of the fastest merge sort algorithm in Python
:param collection: some mutable ordered collection with heterogeneous
comparable items inside
:return: a collection ordered by ascending
Examples:
>>> merge_sort([0, 5, 3, 2, 2])
[0, 2, 2, 3, 5]
>>> merge_sort([])
[]
>>> merge_sort([-2, -5, -45])
[-45, -5, -2]
"""
start, end = [], []
while len(collection) > 1:
min_one, max_one = min(collection), max(collection)
start.append(min_one)
end.append(max_one)
collection.remove(min_one)
collection.remove(max_one)
end.reverse()
return start + collection + end
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if __name__ == "__main__":
user_input = input("Enter numbers separated by a comma:\n").strip()
unsorted = [int(item) for item in user_input.split(",")]
print(*merge_sort(unsorted), sep=",")