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Discussion of Problem 2023. Donald is a postman

Python Solution.
Posted by Vladislav Ershov 21 Jul 2019 14:54
def bin_Search(arr, val):
    low = 0
    high = len(arr)-1
    while low <= high:
        mid = (low + high) // 2
        if val < arr[mid]:
            high = mid - 1
        elif val > arr[mid]:
            low = mid + 1
        else:
            return True
    else:
           return False


first = ["Alice", "Ariel", "Aurora", "Phil", "Peter", "Olaf", "Phoebus", "Ralph", "Robin"]
first.sort()
second = ["Bambi", "Belle", "Bolt", "Mulan", "Mowgli", "Mickey", "Silver", "Simba", "Stitch"]
second.sort()
third = ["Dumbo", "Genit", "Jiminy", "Kuzko", "Kida", "Kenai", "Tarzan", "Tiana", "Winnie"]
third.sort()
n = int(input())
pos = 1
steps = 0
for i in range(n):
    name = str(input())
    if bin_Search(first, name) == True:
        steps += pos - 1
        pos = 1
    elif bin_Search(second, name) == True:
        if (pos - 2) < 0:
            steps += ((pos - 2) * -1)
            pos = 2
        else:
            steps += pos - 2
            pos = 2
    else:
        if (pos - 3) < 0:
            steps += ((pos - 3) * -1)
            pos = 3
        else:
            steps += pos - 3
            pos = 3
print(steps)


In this solution i used binary search