def merge_sort(alist):
n=len(alist)
if n<=1:
return
mid=n/2
left_li=merge_sort(alist[:mid])
right_li= merge_sort(alist[mid:])
left_pointer,right_pointer=0,0
result=[]
while left_pointer<len(left_li) and right_pointer<len(right_li):
if left_li[left_pointer]<right_li[right_pointer]:
result.append(left_li[left_pointer])
left_pointer+=1
else:
result.append(right_li[right_pointer])
right_pointer+=1
result+=left_li[left_pointer:]
result += right_li[right_pointer:]
return result
if __name__ == '__main__':
li = [54, 26, 93, 17, 77, 31, 44, 55, 20]
print(li)
sorted_li=merge_sort(li)
print(li)
print(sorted_li)