def search(alist,item):
 find = False
 cur = 0
 while cur < len(alist):
 if alist[cur] == item:
  find = True
  break
 else:
  cur += 1
 return find

def search(alist,item):
 left = 0
 right = len(alist) - 1
 find = False

 while left <= right:
 mid_index = (left + right)//2
 if item == alist[mid_index]:
  find = True
  break
 else:
  if item > alist[mid_index]:
  left = mid_index + 1
  else:
  right = mid_index -1

 return find

def sort(alist):
 length = len(alist)
 for i in range(0,length-1):
  for j in range(0,length-1-i):
  if alist[i] > alist[i+1]:
   alist[i],alist[i+1] = alist[i+1],alist[i]

def sort(alist):
 length = len(alist)
 for j in range(length-1,0,-1):
 max_index = 0
 for i in range(1,j+1):
  if alist[max_index] < alist[i]:
  max_index = i
 alist[max_index],alist[j] = alist[j],alist[max_index]

def sort(alist):
 length = len(alist)
 for j in range(1,length):
 i = j
 while i > 0:
  if alist[i] < alist[i-1]:
  alist[i],alist[i-1] = alist[i-1],alist[i]
  i -= 1
  else:
  break

def sort(alist):
 gap = len(alist)//2
 while gap >= 1:
 for j in range(gap,len(alist)):
  i = j
  while i > 0:
  if alist[i] < alist[i-gap]:
   alist[i],alist[i-gap] = alist[i-gap],alist[i]
   i -= gap
  else:
   break
 gap = gap // 2

def sort(alist,start,end):
 low = start
 high = end
 if low >= high:
 return
 mid = alist[low]
 while low < high:
 while low < high:
  if alist[high] >= mid:
  high -= 1
  else:
  alist[low] = alist[high]
  break
 while low < high:
  if alist[low] < mid:
  low += 1
  else:
  alist[high] = alist[low]
  break
 alist[low] = mid
 sort(alist,start,low-1)
 sort(alist,high+1,end)

def merge_sort(alist):
 n = len(alist)
 #结束递归的条件
 if n <= 1:
 return alist
 #中间索引
 mid = n//2

 left_li = merge_sort(alist[:mid])
 right_li = merge_sort(alist[mid:])

 #指向左右表中第一个元素的指针
 left_pointer,right_pointer = 0,0
 #合并数据对应的列表：该表中存储的为排序后的数据
 result = []
 while left_pointer < len(left_li) and right_pointer < len(right_li):
 #比较最小集合中的元素，将最小元素添加到result列表中
 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
 #当左右表的某一个表的指针偏移到末尾的时候，比较大小结束，将另一张表中的数据（有序）添加到result中
 result += left_li[left_pointer:]
 result += right_li[right_pointer:]

 return result

alist = [3,8,5,7,6]
print(merge_sort(alist))