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Binary Tree Sort Algorithm
Binary Tree Sort Algorithm
The basic idea is to insert each element of the input list into a BST, then perform an in-order
traversal of the tree to retrieve the elements in sorted order.
Input:
L.
Output:
L
sorted
Lsorted .
Steps:
1 Define a Tree Node: Create a class for the nodes of the binary search tree (BST). Each node
should store:
Python Implementation:
python
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class TreeNode:
def __init__(self, value):
self.value = value
self.left = None
self.right = None
def binary_tree_sort(input_list):
"""Sort the input list using binary tree sort."""
if not input_list:
return []
return sorted_list
# Example usage
input_list = [3, 1, 4, 1, 5, 9, 2, 6, 5]
sorted_list = binary_tree_sort(input_list)
print(sorted_list) # Output: [1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 9]
Explanation:
• TreeNode Class:
◦ Recursively finds the correct place for a new value and inserts it in the tree.
◦ Ensures that smaller values go to the left and larger values go to the right.
• in_order_traversal Function:
log
)
O(nlogn) on average, but it can degrade to
n
2
)
O(n2) in the worst case if the tree becomes unbalanced.