Number2 code

gistfile1.py

def find_mystery(length, mystery):
        boxes = range(1, length+1)
        step = int(sqrt(length))
        count = 0

        for t in range(0, length+1, step): 
                count = count+1
                if t >= length:
                        print "Now checking %d and that is outta range" % t
                else:
                        print "Now checking %d and that is %d" % (t, boxes[t])
                if t >= length or boxes[t] > mystery:
                        u = t-step
                        for x in boxes[u:]:
                                print "Now checking %d" % x
                                count = count+1
                                if x == mystery:
                                        print "%d guesses" % count
                                        return x
                elif boxes[t] == mystery:
                        print "%d guesses" % count
                        return boxes[t]
        return -1