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merge_sort.py

1# Merge sort — O(n log n)

2def merge_sort(arr):

3 if len(arr) <= 1:

4 return arr

5 mid = len(arr) // 2

6 L = merge_sort(arr[:mid])

7 R = merge_sort(arr[mid:])

8 return merge(L, R)

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