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1 files changed, 38 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/comp/work/30/merge.py b/comp/work/30/merge.py
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+def split(list):
+    length = len(list)
+    l1 = []
+    l2 = []
+    for i in range(length):
+        if i >= (length / 2):
+            l2.append(list[i])
+        else:
+            l1.append(list[i])
+    if length > 2:
+        l1 = split(l1)
+        l2 = split(l2)
+    return merge(l1, l2)
+
+
+def merge(l1, l2):
+    i = 0
+    j = 0
+    output = []
+    while i < len(l1) and j < len(l2):
+        if l1[i] < l2[j]:
+            output.append(l1[i])
+            i += 1
+        else:
+            output.append(l2[j])
+            j += 1
+
+    while i < len(l1):
+        output.append(l1[i])
+        i += 1
+    while j < len(l2):
+        output.append(l2[j])
+        j += 1
+    return output
+
+
+# call split on the list, will return  a sorted one
+print(split([1, 4, 2, 4, 2, 5, 6, 2, 7]))