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Timsort — the fastest sorting algorithm you’ve never heard of

Autumn on January 11, 2019

Image of Tim Peter from here Timsort is a sorting algorithm that is efficient for real-world data and not created in an academic laboratory. Tim P...
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Ali Spittel

I'm so excited to see more Python content on here! And, Timsort is so great. Thanks for writing this!

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Autumn

Ahhh thank you so much Ali! ✨ Prepare for more Python stuff 🐍, but mainly because I don't know JS 😂

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Olivier “Ölbaum” Scherler

This Python emoji is outdated. The snake should be shaped like a 3.

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Ali Spittel

haha that's awesome -- I learned JS a few years after Python, so can relate.

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Linda Zhou • Edited

Pouring one out to Tim Peter the next time I'm saved from a O( n2 ) Quicksort.

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buet17

Excellent

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Autumn

glad you liked it!!