Binary search

Search a sorted or non-sorted array by repeatedly dividing the search interval in half. Begin with an interval covering the whole array. If the value of the search key is less than the item in the middle of the interval, narrow the interval to the lower half. Otherwise, narrow it to the upper half. Repeatedly check until the value is found or the interval is empty

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code:

arr=[i for i in range(0,23)]
#arr=[9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,0]
element=3
def binary_search(arr,element):
    flag = 0
    arr1 = arr[:]
    arr1.sort()
    if (arr1 != arr):
        arr.sort()
    else:
        flag = 1
    pos = int(len(arr) / 2)
    while arr[int(len(arr) / 2)] != element:
        if len(arr) == 1 and arr != [element]:
            print(-1)
            break
        if arr[int(len(arr) / 2)] > element:
            arr = arr[:int(len(arr) / 2)]
            pos = int(pos - (len(arr) / 2))
        elif arr[int(len(arr) / 2)] < element:
            arr = arr[int(len(arr) / 2):]
            pos = int(pos + (len(arr) / 2))
    else:
        if flag:
            print('element found at ',pos)
        else:
            print('element found at ',len(arr1)-1-pos)
print(arr)
binary_search(arr,element)

output:

[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22]
element found at  3