cpython/Lib/bisect.py
Guido van Rossum d5484fb75c Add optional arguments lo and hi to insort() and bisect(), to support
using arrays containing leading or trailing garbage.
1997-10-07 14:45:49 +00:00

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# Bisection algorithms
# Insert item x in list a, and keep it sorted assuming a is sorted
def insort(a, x, lo=0, hi=None):
if hi is None:
hi = len(a)
while lo < hi:
mid = (lo+hi)/2
if x < a[mid]: hi = mid
else: lo = mid+1
a.insert(lo, x)
# Find the index where to insert item x in list a, assuming a is sorted
def bisect(a, x, lo=0, hi=None):
if hi is None:
hi = len(a)
while lo < hi:
mid = (lo+hi)/2
if x < a[mid]: hi = mid
else: lo = mid+1
return lo