Python/sorts/quick_sort.py
2019-04-26 17:43:51 +08:00

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"""
This is a pure python implementation of the quick sort algorithm
For doctests run following command:
python -m doctest -v quick_sort.py
or
python3 -m doctest -v quick_sort.py
For manual testing run:
python quick_sort.py
"""
from __future__ import print_function
def quick_sort(collection):
"""Pure implementation of quick sort algorithm in Python
:param collection: some mutable ordered collection with heterogeneous
comparable items inside
: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, -45])
[-45, -5, -2]
"""
length = len(collection)
if length <= 1:
return collection
else:
pivot = collection[0]
greater = [element for element in collection[1:] if element > pivot]
lesser = [element for element in collection[1:] if element <= pivot]
return quick_sort(lesser) + [pivot] + quick_sort(greater)
if __name__ == '__main__':
try:
raw_input # Python 2
except NameError:
raw_input = input # Python 3
user_input = raw_input('Enter numbers separated by a comma:\n').strip()
unsorted = [ int(item) for item in user_input.split(',') ]
print( quick_sort(unsorted) )