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Generic list search demo using bisect
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list_search_demo.py
>>> l=[10, 12, 15, 17, 18, 20, 20, 21, 21, 21, 24, 24]
>>> search(l, 18)
4
>>> search(l, 20)
5
>>> search(l, 21)
7
>>> search_right(l, 21)
10
>>> search_right(l, 24)
12
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