mergesort.py

#merge sort pseudo code.
"""procedure mergesort( var a as array )
   if ( n == 1 ) return a

   var l1 as array = a[0] ... a[n/2]
   var l2 as array = a[n/2+1] ... a[n]

   l1 = mergesort( l1 )
   l2 = mergesort( l2 )

   return merge( l1, l2 )
end procedure

procedure merge( var a as array, var b as array )

   var c as array
   while ( a and b have elements )
      if ( a[0] > b[0] )
         add b[0] to the end of c
         remove b[0] from b
      else
         add a[0] to the end of c
         remove a[0] from a
      end if
   end while
   
   while ( a has elements )
      add a[0] to the end of c
      remove a[0] from a
   end while
   
   while ( b has elements )
      add b[0] to the end of c
      remove b[0] from b
   end while
   
   return c
	
end procedure"""

#algorithm

def merge_sort(unsorted_list):
    if len(unsorted_list) <= 1:
        return unsorted_list
# Find the middle point and devide it
    middle = len(unsorted_list) // 2
    left_list = unsorted_list[:middle]
    right_list = unsorted_list[middle:]

    left_list = merge_sort(left_list)
    right_list = merge_sort(right_list)
    return list(merge(left_list, right_list))

# Merge the sorted halves

def merge(left_half,right_half):

    res = []
    while len(left_half)!= 0 and len(right_half)!= 0:
        if left_half[0] < right_half[0]:
            res.append(left_half[0])
            left_half.remove(left_half[0])
        else:
            res.append(right_half[0])
            right_half.remove(right_half[0])
    if len(left_half) == 0:
        res = res + right_half
    else:
        res = res + left_half
    return res


unsorted list = [] 
num= int(input("Enter number of elements"))

print(f'Enter {num} elements')

for i in range(num):
      data = int(input(f'{i+1}. '))
      unsorted_list.append(data)
print(f'Unsorted list is{unsorted_list}')
print(f'Sorted list is {merge_sort(unsorted_list)}')