from __future__ import print_function import math def jump_search(arr, x): n = len(arr) step = int(math.floor(math.sqrt(n))) prev = 0 while arr[min(step, n)-1] < x: prev = step step += int(math.floor(math.sqrt(n))) if prev >= n: return -1 while arr[prev] < x: prev = prev + 1 if prev == min(step, n): return -1 if arr[prev] == x: return prev return -1 arr = [ 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610] x = 55 index = jump_search(arr, x) print("\nNumber " + str(x) +" is at index " + str(index));