def merge_sort(arr: list):
    """
    Implementation of the Merge Sort algorithm. Sorts a list of integers in
    O(N log N) time complexity with O(N) space complexity.

    Note that this algorithm performs changes "in place", meaning that the
    given array object is edited. 

    :param arr: The list to be sorted
    """
    if len(arr) > 1:
        mid = len(arr) // 2
        left = arr[:mid]
        right = arr[mid:]

        merge_sort(left)
        merge_sort(right)

        i = j = k = 0

        while i < len(left) and j < len(right):
            if left[i] < right[j]:
                arr[k] = left[i]
                i += 1
            else:
                arr[k] = right[j]
                j += 1
            k += 1

        while i < len(left):
            arr[k] = left[i]
            i += 1
            k += 1

        while j < len(right):
            arr[k] = right[j]
            j += 1
            k += 1

