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67 changes: 67 additions & 0 deletions Binary_search in python
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def binary_search(arr, low, high, x):



# Check base case

if high >= low:



mid = (high + low) // 2



# If element is present at the middle itself

if arr[mid] == x:

return mid



# If element is smaller than mid, then it can only

# be present in left subarray

elif arr[mid] > x:

return binary_search(arr, low, mid - 1, x)



# Else the element can only be present in right subarray

else:

return binary_search(arr, mid + 1, high, x)



else:

# Element is not present in the array

return -1


# Test array

arr = [ 2, 3, 4, 10, 40 ]

x = 10


# Function call

result = binary_search(arr, 0, len(arr)-1, x)



if result != -1:

print("Element is present at index", str(result))

else:

print("Element is not present in array")