Dsa Search Binary

In this tutorial, you'll learn about How to Fix Binary Search Errors. We cover key concepts, practical examples, and best practices.

Fix binary search errors when mid calculation overflows or loop termination condition infinite.

Quick Fix

Wrong

def bs(a,t):
    l=0; r=len(a)-1
    while l<r:
        m=(l+r)//2
        if a[m]==t: return m
        elif a[m]<t: l=m+1
        else: r=m-1
    return -1

Loop condition l<r misses last element when l==r.

Right

def bs(a,t):
    l=0; r=len(a)-1
    while l<=r:
        m=l+(r-l)//2
        if a[m]==t: return m
        elif a[m]<t: l=m+1
        else: r=m-1
    return -1

[2,3,4,10,40], search 10 -> 3. O(log n).

Prevention

Use l+(r-l)//2 to avoid overflow. Use l<=r to include final element.

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