Shortened code (TheAlgorithms#3855)

1276440215 · Nov 1, 2020 · 1f65007 · 1f65007
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diff --git a/searches/quick_select.py b/searches/quick_select.py
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ def quick_select(items: list, index: int):
     if index >= len(items) or index < 0:
         return None
 
-    pivot = random.randint(0, len(items) - 1)
-    pivot = items[pivot]
+    pivot = items[random.randint(0, len(items) - 1)]
     count = 0
     smaller, equal, larger = _partition(items, pivot)
     count = len(equal)