diff --git a/ciphers/des_ecb.py b/ciphers/des_ecb.py
index 4c904294a2d4..021dccec8c0d 100644
--- a/ciphers/des_ecb.py
+++ b/ciphers/des_ecb.py
@@ -537,21 +537,26 @@ def decrypt(key: str, cipher_text: str) -> str:
         if mode not in ["e", "d", "k", "q"]:
             print("Invalid option. Please try again.")
             continue
-        if mode == "q":
-            break
-        elif mode == "k":
-            print(f"Generated key: {Des.generate_key()}")
-        elif mode == "e":
-            key = input("Enter the key: ").strip()
-            if len(key) != 16 and not all(char in "0123456789abcdef" for char in key):
-                print("Invalid key. Please try again.")
-                continue
-            input_string = input("Enter the string to encrypt: ").strip()
-            print(f"Encrypted string: {Des.encrypt(key, input_string)}")
-        elif mode == "d":
-            key = input("Enter the key: ").strip()
-            if len(key) != 16 and not all(char in "0123456789abcdef" for char in key):
-                print("Invalid key. Please try again.")
-                continue
-            cipher_text = input("Enter the cipher text to decrypt: ").strip()
-            print(f"Decrypted string: {Des.decrypt(key, cipher_text)}")
+        match mode:
+            case "q":
+                break
+            case "k":
+                print(f"Generated key: {Des.generate_key()}")
+            case "e":
+                key = input("Enter the key: ").strip()
+                if len(key) != 16 or not all(
+                    char in "0123456789abcdef" for char in key
+                ):
+                    print("Invalid key. Please try again.")
+                    continue
+                input_string = input("Enter the string to encrypt: ").strip()
+                print(f"Encrypted string: {Des.encrypt(key, input_string)}")
+            case "d":
+                key = input("Enter the key: ").strip()
+                if len(key) != 16 or not all(
+                    char in "0123456789abcdef" for char in key
+                ):
+                    print("Invalid key. Please try again.")
+                    continue
+                cipher_text = input("Enter the cipher text to decrypt: ").strip()
+                print(f"Decrypted string: {Des.decrypt(key, cipher_text)}")
diff --git a/sorts/recursive_quick_sort.py b/sorts/recursive_quick_sort.py
index c29009aca673..f0387d6377ab 100644
--- a/sorts/recursive_quick_sort.py
+++ b/sorts/recursive_quick_sort.py
@@ -1,18 +1,41 @@
-def quick_sort(data: list) -> list:
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Protocol, TypeVar
+
+
+class Comparable(Protocol):
+    def __lt__(self, other: object, /) -> bool: ...
+
+
+T = TypeVar("T", bound=Comparable)
+
+
+def quick_sort[T: Comparable](data: list[T]) -> list[T]:
     """
     >>> for data in ([2, 1, 0], [2.2, 1.1, 0], "quick_sort"):
     ...     quick_sort(data) == sorted(data)
     True
     True
     True
+
+    >>> quick_sort(["c", "a", "b"])
+    ['a', 'b', 'c']
+
+    >>> quick_sort([2.5, -1, 0.0])
+    [-1, 0.0, 2.5]
+
+    >>> quick_sort([1, "a"])
+    Traceback (most recent call last):
+        ...
+    TypeError: '<' not supported between instances of 'int' and 'str'
     """
     if len(data) <= 1:
         return data
     else:
         return [
-            *quick_sort([e for e in data[1:] if e <= data[0]]),
+            *quick_sort([e for e in data[1:] if not data[0] < e]),
             data[0],
-            *quick_sort([e for e in data[1:] if e > data[0]]),
+            *quick_sort([e for e in data[1:] if data[0] < e]),
         ]
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_sorts.py b/tests/test_sorts.py
index df4fbbada4ec..2a419b6adc8f 100644
--- a/tests/test_sorts.py
+++ b/tests/test_sorts.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 from sorts.quick_sort_3_partition import three_way_radix_quicksort
 from sorts.recursive_insertion_sort import rec_insertion_sort
 from sorts.recursive_mergesort_array import merge
+from sorts.recursive_quick_sort import quick_sort as recursive_quick_sort
 from sorts.reverse_selection import reverse_selection_sort
 from sorts.reversort import reversort
 from sorts.selection_sort import selection_sort
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ def test_intro_sort_heap_fallback_preserves_surrounding_items(max_depth: int) ->
     pancake_sort,
     patience_sort,
     quick_sort,
+    recursive_quick_sort,
     reverse_selection_sort,
     reversort,
     selection_sort,
@@ -196,6 +198,7 @@ def test_rec_insertion_sort(case) -> None:
         odd_even_transposition,
         pancake_sort,
         patience_sort,
+        recursive_quick_sort,
         reverse_selection_sort,
         reversort,
         selection_sort,
@@ -217,6 +220,18 @@ def test_rec_insertion_sort_rejects_non_comparable_items() -> None:
         rec_insertion_sort([1, "a"], 2)
 
 
+def test_recursive_quick_sort_mixed_types() -> None:
+    """``recursive_quick_sort`` handles comparable non-int items.
+
+    It rejects mixed non-comparable types.
+    """
+    assert recursive_quick_sort(["c", "a", "b"]) == ["a", "b", "c"]
+    assert recursive_quick_sort([2.5, -1, 0.0]) == [-1, 0.0, 2.5]
+
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+        recursive_quick_sort([1, "a"])
+
+
 def test_bogo_sort_comparable_items() -> None:
     assert bogo_sort(["c", "a", "b"]) == ["a", "b", "c"]
     assert bogo_sort([2.5, -1.0, 0.0]) == [-1.0, 0.0, 2.5]