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Optimize Quick Sort with in-place partitioning and hybrid approach#13628

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Optimize Quick Sort with in-place partitioning and hybrid approach#13628
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This PR optimizes quicksort by adding in-place Hoare partitioning, median-of-three pivot selection, and a hybrid insertion sort for small partitions. Adds doctests and preserves backward compatibility by keeping the original API.

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- Add in-place partitioning using Hoare scheme (O(1) extra space vs O(n))
- Implement median-of-three pivot selection for better performance
- Add hybrid approach with insertion sort for small arrays (< 10 elements)
- Add optimized quick_sort_optimized() function with all improvements
- Keep original quick_sort() for backward compatibility
- Add comprehensive doctests for new optimized function

Performance improvements:
- Memory usage: O(1) vs O(n) extra space
- Better pivot selection reduces worst-case scenarios
- Hybrid sorting improves performance on small arrays
- More efficient partitioning algorithm

All tests pass and maintain backward compatibility.
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