704_binary_search.py

class Solution:
    def search(self, nums: List[int], target: int) -> int:
        ans = -1
        left = 0
        right = len(nums)-1
        while left <= right:
            mid = left + (right - left) // 2
            # mid = (left + right) // 2
            if nums[mid] < target:
                left = mid + 1
            elif nums[mid] > target:
                right = mid - 1
            else:
                ans = mid
                break
        return ans

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