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merge sort implementation




#merge sort

#the merge algorithm
def merge(L1, L2, L):
i = 0
j = 0
while i+j < len(L):
if j == len(L2) or (i < len(L1) and L1[i] < L2[j]):
L[i+j] = L1[i]
i += 1
else:
L[i+j] = L2[j]
j += 1

#main function
def merge_sort(L):

n = len(L)
if n < 2:
return # list is already sorted

# divide
mid = n // 2 #midpoint
L1 = L[0:mid] # the first half
L2 …

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