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Quicksort in Haskell & Python
qs = (arr) ->
[].concat qs(i for i in arr when i < arr[0]), [arr[0]], qs(i for i in arr when i > arr[0]) if arr.length <= 1 else arr
qsort (p:xs) = qsort [x | x<-xs, x<p] ++ [p] ++ qsort [x | x<-xs, x>=p]
def qs(array):
if len(array) == 0 or len(array) == 1:
return array
p = array[0]
lesser = [i for i in array if i < p]
greater = [i for i in array if i > p]
return qs(lesser) + [p] + qs(greater)
# Or even
def qs(ar):
if len(ar) == 0 or len(ar) == 1:
return ar
p = ar[0]
return qs([i for i in ar if i < p]) + [p] + qs([i for i in ar if i > p])
quicksort :: Ord a => [a] -> [a]
quicksort [] = []
quicksort (p:xs) = (quicksort lesser) ++ [p] ++ (quicksort greater)
where
lesser = filter (< p) xs
greater = filter (>= p) xs
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