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fix(searches): handle empty list in jump_search #15086

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fix(searches): handle empty list input in jump_search
Kanika0306 Aug 25, 2026
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Merge branch 'master' into fix-jump-search-empty-list
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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions searches/jump_search.py
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Expand Up @@ -33,8 +33,13 @@ def jump_search[T: Comparable](arr: Sequence[T], item: T) -> int:
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>>> jump_search(["aa", "bb", "cc", "dd", "ee", "ff"], "ee")
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>>> jump_search([], 5)
-1
"""

if not arr:
return -1

arr_size = len(arr)
block_size = int(math.sqrt(arr_size))

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