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class _SlowList(list):
    # this really needs to be replaced by something... not... slow.

    def append(self, item):
        # appends, then sorts the list
        list.append(self, item)
        list.sort(self)
        
    def extend(self, items):
        list.extend(self, items)
        list.sort(self)
        
    def index(self, item):
        # change default behavior to be binary search
        return _binary_search(self, item)