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+def quicksort(arr):
+    if len(arr) <= 1:
+        return arr
+    
+    pivot = arr[len(arr) // 2]        # choose middle element as pivot
+    left = [x for x in arr if x < pivot]     # elements smaller than pivot
+    middle = [x for x in arr if x == pivot]  # elements equal to pivot
+    right = [x for x in arr if x > pivot]    # elements greater than pivot
+    
+    return quicksort(left) + middle + quicksort(right)