Python Program to Implement Quick Sort

This is a Python program to implement quicksort.

The program sorts a list by quicksort.

1. Create a function quicksort that takes a list and two variables start and end as arguments.
2. If end – start is not greater than 1, return.
3. Find the index of the pivot, p by calling the function partition with the list and variables start and end as arguments.
4. Call quicksort with the list and the variables start and p as arguments to sort the list from start to p – 1.
5. Call quicksort with the list, the expression p + 1 and end as arguments to sort the list from p + 1 to end – 1.
6. Define the function partition that takes a list and two variables start and end as arguments.
7. The function parititon uses Hoare’s partition scheme to partition the list.

Here is the source code of a Python program to implement quicksort. The program output is shown below.

def quicksort(alist, start, end):
    '''Sorts the list from indexes start to end - 1 inclusive.'''
    if end - start > 1:
        p = partition(alist, start, end)
        quicksort(alist, start, p)
        quicksort(alist, p + 1, end)
 
 
def partition(alist, start, end):
    pivot = alist[start]
    i = start + 1
    j = end - 1
 
    while True:
        while (i <= j and alist[i] <= pivot):
            i = i + 1
        while (i <= j and alist[j] >= pivot):
            j = j - 1
 
        if i <= j:
            alist[i], alist[j] = alist[j], alist[i]
        else:
            alist[start], alist[j] = alist[j], alist[start]
            return j
 
 
alist = input('Enter the list of numbers: ').split()
alist = [int(x) for x in alist]
quicksort(alist, 0, len(alist))
print('Sorted list: ', end='')
print(alist)

1. The user is prompted to enter a list of numbers.
2. The list is passed to the quicksort function.
3. The sorted list is displayed.

Case 1:
Enter the list of numbers: 5 2 8 10 3 0 4
Sorted list: [0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10]
 
Case 2:
Enter the list of numbers: 7 4 3 2 1
Sorted list: [1, 2, 3, 4, 7]
 
Case 3:
Enter the list of numbers: 2
Sorted list: [2]

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