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+#!/bin/python3
+
+# ---------- title
+
+
+
+# ---------- Imported modules
+import inputoutput as io
+import csv
+import sys
+
+
+# ---------- Main
+target = sys.argv[1]
+
+# ingress of data
+numdata = io.ingressCSV(target)
+
+# quick sort algorithm, defined as a function (to be called recursively)
+def quickSort(data):
+    if(len(data)>1):
+        pivot = int(len(data)/2)
+        vcomp = data[pivot]
+
+        leftmost = [i for i in data if i < vcomp]
+        middie = [i for i in data if i == vcomp]
+        ritemost = [i for i in data if i > vcomp]
+
+        # recursively calling the quickSort function
+        recursor = quickSort(leftmost) + middie + quickSort(ritemost)
+        return recursor
+    else:
+        return data
+
+# running quicksort against the ingressed data
+numdata = quickSort(numdata)
+
+#FIXME: try using a separate list initialization if problems encountered
+#writedata = quiskSort(numdata)
+#io.egressCSV(writedata,target)
+
+
+# finishing up
+print("Sort complete, writing to file!")
+io.egressCSV(numdata,target)