Function _quick_sort

Sorting Algorithms/quick_sort.py:28–33

(items, low, high)

def quick_sort(nums):
    # Create a helper function that will be called recursively
    def _quick_sort(items, low, high):
        if low < high:
            # This is the index after the pivot, where our lists are split
            split_index = partition(items, low, high)
            _quick_sort(items, low, split_index)
            _quick_sort(items, split_index + 1, high)

    _quick_sort(nums, 0, len(nums) - 1)