1.非递归实现

def binary_search(alist, item):
    first = 0
    last = len(alist) - 1
    while first <= last:
        midpoint = (first + last) // 2
        if alist[midpoint] == item:
            return True
        elif item < alist[midpoint]:
            last = midpoint - 1
        else:
            first = midpoint + 1
    return False
testlist = [0, 1, 2, 8, 13, 17, 19, 32, 42, ]
print(binary_search(testlist, 3))
print(binary_search(testlist, 13))

# 运行结果
False
True

2.递归实现

def binary_search(alist, item):
    if len(alist) == 0:
        return False
    else:
        midpoint = len(alist) // 2
        if alist[midpoint] == item:
            return True
        else:
            if item < alist[midpoint]:
                return binary_search(alist[:midpoint], item)
            else:
                return binary_search(alist[midpoint + 1:], item)

testlist = [0, 1, 2, 8, 13, 17, 19, 32, 42, ]
print(binary_search(testlist, 3))
print(binary_search(testlist, 13))

# 运行结果
False
True