diff --git a/sorts/quick_sort_3partition.py b/sorts/quick_sort_3partition.py
index 5e4e080a8..def646cdb 100644
--- a/sorts/quick_sort_3partition.py
+++ b/sorts/quick_sort_3partition.py
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 from __future__ import print_function
 
 def quick_sort_3partition(sorting, left, right):
-
     if right <= left:
         return
-    a = left
+    a = i = left
     b = right
     pivot = sorting[left]
-    i = left
     while i <= b:
         if sorting[i] < pivot:
             sorting[a], sorting[i] = sorting[i], sorting[a]
@@ -30,4 +28,4 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     user_input = raw_input('Enter numbers separated by a comma:\n').strip()
     unsorted = [ int(item) for item in user_input.split(',') ]
     quick_sort_3partition(unsorted,0,len(unsorted)-1)
-    print(unsorted)
\ No newline at end of file
+    print(unsorted)