Binarysearch.py

def binary_search(arr, low, high, x):


	if high >= low:

		mid = (high + low) // 2

		if arr[mid] == x:
			return mid


		elif arr[mid] > x:
			return binary_search(arr, low, mid - 1, x)

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

	else:
		
		return -1


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

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")