""" Pure Python implementation of the jump search algorithm. This algorithm iterates through a sorted collection with a step of n^(1/2), until the element compared is bigger than the one searched. It will then perform a linear search until it matches the wanted number. If not found, it returns -1. """ import math def jump_search(arr: list, x: int) -> int: """ Pure Python implementation of the jump search algorithm. Examples: >>> jump_search([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5], 3) 3 >>> jump_search([-5, -2, -1], -1) 2 >>> jump_search([0, 5, 10, 20], 8) -1 >>> jump_search([0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610], 55) 10 """ 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 if __name__ == "__main__": user_input = input("Enter numbers separated by a comma:\n").strip() arr = [int(item) for item in user_input.split(",")] x = int(input("Enter the number to be searched:\n")) res = jump_search(arr, x) if res == -1: print("Number not found!") else: print(f"Number {x} is at index {res}")