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+# This function takes last element as pivot, places
+# the pivot element at its correct position in sorted
+# array, and places all smaller (smaller than pivot)
+# to left of pivot and all greater elements to right
+# of pivot
+def partition(arr,low,high):
+	i = ( low-1 )		 
+	pivot = arr[high]	 
+
+	for j in range(low , high):
+		if arr[j] <= pivot:
+			i = i+1
+			arr[i],arr[j] = arr[j],arr[i]
+
+	arr[i+1],arr[high] = arr[high],arr[i+1]
+	return ( i+1 )
+
+
+def quickSort(arr,low,high):
+	if low < high:
+
+		pi = partition(arr,low,high)
+
+		quickSort(arr, low, pi-1)
+		quickSort(arr, pi+1, high)
+
+
+