Python Program to Binary Search using Recursion

# Python program for recursive binary search.  
# Returns index position of n in list1 if present, otherwise -1  
def binary_search(list1, low, high, n):   
  
   # Check base case for the recursive function  
   if low <= high:  
  
      mid = (low + high) // 2  
  
      # If element is available at the middle itself then return the its index  
      if list1[mid] == n:   
         return mid   
  
      # If the element is smaller than mid value, then search moves  
      # left sublist1  
      elif list1[mid] > n:   
         return binary_search(list1, low, mid - 1, n)   
  
      # Else the search moves to the right sublist1  
      else:   
         return binary_search(list1, mid + 1, high, n)   
  
   else:   
      # Element is not available in the list1  
      return -1  
  
# Test list1ay   
list1 = [12, 24, 32, 39, 45, 50, 54]  
n = 32  
  
# Function call   
res = binary_search(list1, 0, len(list1)-1, n)   
  
if res != -1:   
   print("Element is present at index", str(res))  
else:   
   print("Element is not present in list1")  

Output:

Element is present at index 2