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hello-algo/en/codes/python/chapter_searching/binary_search.py
Yudong Jin 14c314c08c Retranslate the complete English edition from Simplified Chinese (#2010)
* Retranslate the complete English edition from Simplified Chinese

* Polish three English explanations after reader-focused review
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"""
File: binary_search.py
Created Time: 2022-11-26
Author: timi (xisunyy@163.com)
"""
def binary_search(nums: list[int], target: int) -> int:
"""Binary search (closed interval)"""
# Initialize the closed interval [0, n-1], with i and j pointing to the first and last elements
i, j = 0, len(nums) - 1
# Loop until the search interval is empty (when i > j)
while i <= j:
# Python integers can grow arbitrarily large, subject to available memory, so integer overflow is not a concern
m = (i + j) // 2 # Calculate the midpoint index m
if nums[m] < target:
i = m + 1 # In this case, target must be in [m+1, j] if it exists
elif nums[m] > target:
j = m - 1 # In this case, target must be in [i, m-1] if it exists
else:
return m # The target element was found; return its index
return -1 # The target element was not found; return -1
def binary_search_lcro(nums: list[int], target: int) -> int:
"""Binary search (left-closed, right-open interval)"""
# Initialize the left-closed, right-open interval [0, n), with i at the first element and j one past the last
i, j = 0, len(nums)
# Loop until the search interval is empty (when i = j)
while i < j:
m = (i + j) // 2 # Calculate the midpoint index m
if nums[m] < target:
i = m + 1 # In this case, target must be in [m+1, j) if it exists
elif nums[m] > target:
j = m # In this case, target must be in [i, m) if it exists
else:
return m # The target element was found; return its index
return -1 # The target element was not found; return -1
"""Driver code"""
if __name__ == "__main__":
target = 6
nums = [1, 3, 6, 8, 12, 15, 23, 26, 31, 35]
# Binary search (closed interval)
index = binary_search(nums, target)
print("Index of target element 6 = ", index)
# Binary search (left-closed, right-open interval)
index = binary_search_lcro(nums, target)
print("Index of target element 6 = ", index)