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Improve sorted input validation in binary search #14074

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Improve sorted input validation in binary search
YASWANTH1976 Jan 3, 2026
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Merge branch 'master' into patch-2
YASWANTH1976 Jan 7, 2026
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Update binary_search.py
MaximSmolskiy Mar 9, 2026
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Merge branch 'master' into patch-2
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Expand Up @@ -198,7 +198,10 @@ def binary_search(sorted_collection: list[int], item: int) -> int:
>>> binary_search([0, 5, 7, 10, 15], 6)
-1
"""
if list(sorted_collection) != sorted(sorted_collection):
if any(
sorted_collection[i] > sorted_collection[i + 1]
for i in range(len(sorted_collection) - 1)
):
raise ValueError("sorted_collection must be sorted in ascending order")
left = 0
right = len(sorted_collection) - 1
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