Definition: O(nlogn) def merge(arr, l, m, r): n1 = m - l + 1 n2 = r - m # create temp arrays L = [0] * (n1) R = [0] * (n2) # Copy data to temp arrays L[] and R[] for i in range(0, n1): L[i] = arr[l + i] for j in range(0, n2): R[j] = arr[m + 1 + j] # Merge the temp arrays back into arr[l..r] i = 0 # Initial index of first subarray j = 0 # Initial index of second subarray k = l # Initial index of merged subarray while i < n1 and j < n2: if L[i] <= R[j]: arr[k] = L[i] i += 1 else: arr[k] = R[j] j += 1 k += 1 # Copy the remaining elements of L[], if there # are any while i < n1: arr[k] = L[i] i += 1 k += 1 # Copy the remaining elements of R[], if there # are any while j < n2: arr[k] = R[j] j += 1 k += 1 def mergeSort(arr, l, r): if l < r: # Same as (l+r)//2, but avoids overflow for # large l and h m = l+(r-l)//2 # Sort first and second halves mergeSort(arr, l, m) mergeSort(arr, m+1, r) merge(arr, l, m, r) arr = [12, 11, 13, 5, 6, 7] n = len(arr) print("Given array is") for i in range(n): print("%d" % arr[i],end=" ") mergeSort(arr, 0, n-1) print("\n\nSorted array is") for i in range(n): print("%d" % arr[i],end=" ")