Python Program for Iterative Merge Sort

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Python Program for Iterative Merge Sort

Following is a typical recursive implementation of Merge Sort that uses last element as pivot.

Python

# Recursive Python Program for merge sort
def merge(left, right):
    if not len(left) or not len(right):
        return left or right
    result = []
    i, j = 0, 0
    while (len(result) < len(left) + len(right)):
        if left[i] < right[j]:
            result.append(left[i])
            i+= 1
        else:
            result.append(right[j])
            j+= 1
        if i == len(left) or j == len(right):
            result.extend(left[i:] or right[j:])
            break
    return result
def mergesort(list):
    if len(list) < 2:
        return list
    middle = len(list)/2
    left = mergesort(list[:middle])
    right = mergesort(list[middle:])
    return merge(left, right)
    
seq = [12, 11, 13, 5, 6, 7]
print("Given array is")
print(seq);
print("\n")
print("Sorted array is")
print(mergesort(seq))

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