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Add median() function using Quickselect (#12676)
* Add median() function using Quickselect * Update quick_select.py * Update quick_select.py * Update quick_select.py --------- Co-authored-by: Maxim Smolskiy <mithridatus@mail.ru>
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‎searches/quick_select.py‎

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# must be in larger
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else:
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return quick_select(larger, index - (m + count))
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def median(items: list):
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"""
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One common application of Quickselect is finding the median, which is
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the middle element (or average of the two middle elements) in a sorted dataset.
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It works efficiently on unsorted lists by partially sorting the data without
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fully sorting the entire list.
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>>> median([3, 2, 2, 9, 9])
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3
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>>> median([2, 2, 9, 9, 9, 3])
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6.0
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"""
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mid, rem = divmod(len(items), 2)
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if rem != 0:
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return quick_select(items=items, index=mid)
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else:
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low_mid = quick_select(items=items, index=mid - 1)
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high_mid = quick_select(items=items, index=mid)
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return (low_mid + high_mid) / 2

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