I am implemented different sorting algorithms in Python to better understand them, and I was wondering what type of sort does Python's built-in sort method implement?
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1Great for learning sort algos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyZQPjUT5B4 – Doug T. Apr 15 '11 at 15:53
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It's an algorithm called Timsort developed by Tim Peters specifically for Python.
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Didn't want to make drastic edits for one character, but it should be "developed" with one 'p'. – Arya McCarthy May 16 '17 at 05:27