Python/sorts/quick_sort.py
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"""
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 __future__ import annotations
from random import randrange
def quick_sort(collection: list) -> list:
"""A pure Python implementation of quicksort algorithm.
:param collection: a mutable collection of comparable items
:return: the same collection ordered in ascending order
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]
"""
# Base case: if the collection has 0 or 1 elements, it is already sorted
if len(collection) < 2:
return collection
# Randomly select a pivot index and remove the pivot element from the collection
pivot_index = randrange(len(collection))
pivot = collection.pop(pivot_index)
# Partition the remaining elements into two groups: lesser or equal, and greater
lesser = [item for item in collection if item <= pivot]
greater = [item for item in collection if item > pivot]
# Recursively sort the lesser and greater groups, and combine with the pivot
return [*quick_sort(lesser), pivot, *quick_sort(greater)]
if __name__ == "__main__":
# Get user input and convert it into a list of integers
user_input = input("Enter numbers separated by a comma:\n").strip()
unsorted = [int(item) for item in user_input.split(",")]
# Print the result of sorting the user-provided list
print(quick_sort(unsorted))