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Binary search in Python
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binary-search.py
arr, target = [1,2,3,4,5], 4
start, end = 0, len(n)-1
while start <= end:
mid = (start+end)/2
if arr[mid] == target:
return mid # The value is found
else:
if arr[mid] < target:
start = mid+1
else:
end = mid-1
return -1 # The value is not found
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