# Python3 implementation of QuickSort # This Function handles sorting part of quick sort # start and end points to first and last element of # an array respectively def partition(start, end, array): # Initializing pivot's index to start pivot_index = start pivot = array[pivot_index] # This loop runs till start pointer crosses # end pointer, and when it does we swap the # pivot with element on end pointer while start < end: # Increment the start pointer till it finds an # element greater than pivot while start < len(array) and array[start] <= pivot: start += 1 # Decrement the end pointer till it finds an # element less than pivot while array[end] > pivot: end -= 1 # If start and end have not crossed each other, # swap the numbers on start and end if(start < end): array[start], array[end] = array[end], array[start] # Swap pivot element with element on end pointer. # This puts pivot on its correct sorted place. array[end], array[pivot_index] = array[pivot_index], array[end] # Returning end pointer to divide the array into 2 return end # The main function that implements QuickSort def quick_sort(start, end, array): if (start < end): # p is partitioning index, array[p] # is at right place p = partition(start, end, array) # Sort elements before partition # and after partition quick_sort(start, p - 1, array) quick_sort(p + 1, end, array) # Driver code array = [ 10, 7, 8, 9, 1, 5 ] quick_sort(0, len(array) - 1, array) print(f'Sorted array: {array}')