I keep getting stuck on the first line of the while loop where the instructions are to create a while loop that compares an element in left_part to an element in right_part , and merges the smaller element to the main array list. I don’t understand the syntax needed for comparison and then to merge …

Learn Data Structures by Building the Merge Sort Algorithm - Step 11

Jyothsna13 January 13, 2024, 7:48am 2

Welcome to the forum!

The same has been discussed here. You’re right but need a modification in order to pass this step!

Good luck!

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