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33. Search in Rotated Sorted Array - LeetCode

class Solution:
def search(self, nums: list[int], target: int) -> int:
lo, hi = 0, len(nums)
target_is_rotated = target < nums[0]
while lo < hi:
mid = (lo + hi) // 2
if nums[mid] == target:
return mid
mid_is_rotated = nums[mid] < nums[0]
if (mid_is_rotated, target_is_rotated) == (True, False): # [t] [m]
hi = mid
elif (mid_is_rotated, target_is_rotated) == (False, True): # [m] [t]
lo = mid + 1
# same side
elif nums[mid] > target:
hi = mid
else:
lo = mid + 1
return -1


class Solution1:
def search(self, nums: list[int], target: int) -> int:
# https://leetcode.com/problems/search-in-rotated-sorted-array/solutions/14435/clever-idea-making-it-simple/
lo, hi = 0, len(nums)
target_is_rotated = target < nums[0]
inf = (-1) ** target_is_rotated * float('inf')
while lo < hi:
mid = (lo + hi) // 2
if nums[mid] == target:
return mid
mid_is_rotated = nums[mid] < nums[0]
if (nums[mid], inf)[mid_is_rotated != target_is_rotated] > target:
hi = mid
else:
lo = mid + 1
return -1