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+
+
+def binary_search(arr, target):
+    lo, hi = 0, len(arr) - 1
+    while lo <= hi:
+        mid = (lo + hi) // 2
+        if arr[mid] == target:
+            return mid
+        if arr[mid] < target:
+            lo = mid + 1
+        else:
+            hi = mid - 1
+    return -1
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sample = [1,2,3,4,5,7,10]
+    t = 7
+    idx = binary_search(sample, t)
+    print(f"Index of {t} in {sample} -> {idx}")