###################################### # DCS 229 -- Project 3: Search # Date: March 4, 2026 # Name: Benjamin Adovasio # Resources Used: # https://pressbooks.palni.org/anopenguidetodatastructuresandalgorithms/chapter/search/ # ########################################## import random #to generate the 100 random values import time #for part 4, to calculae total time from collections.abc import Sequence #I decided to put all 4 functions into one class to keep it organized class Search: def generate_random_list(self, n: int) -> list[int]: """ This function generates a list of n random integers between 0 and 1000, and returns the list. Args: n: the number of random integers to generate Returns: a list of n random integers between 0 and 1000 """ array: list[int] = [] #array starts as blank for element in range(n): #will run n times array.append(random.randint(0, 1000)) #random integer between 0-1000 #I added this for testing purposes, to make sure 42 was in the list #if 42 not in array: # array[random.randint(0, n - 1)] = 42 return array def linear_search_print(self, arr: Sequence[int], target: int) -> int: """ This function performs a linear search for the target value in the given array. It prints the number of unsuccessful checks it took to find the target value, and returns the number of checks. If the target value is not found, it prints "Not found." and returns the total number of checks. Args: arr: the array to search through, target: the value to search for Returns: the number of checks it took to find the target value, or the total number of checks if the target value is not found """ checks = 0 #check count starts at 0 for value in arr: if value == target: print("Unsuccessful checks:", checks) return checks checks += 1 #adds 1 to the number of checks print("Not found.") #Only gets printed if the code doesnt return earlier return checks def linear_search_count(self, arr: Sequence[int], target: int) -> int: """ This function performs a linear search for the target value in the given array. It returns the number of checks it took to find the target value, or the total number of checks if the target value is not found. Args: arr: the array to search through, target: the value to search for Returns: the number of checks it took to find the target value, or the total number of checks if the target value is not found """ checks = 0 for value in arr: checks += 1 if value == target: return checks return checks def binary_search_recursive( self, arr: Sequence[int], target: int, low: int = 0, high: int | None = None, ) -> int: """ This function performs a binary search for the target value in the given sorted array. It returns the index of the target value if found, or -1 if not found. Args: arr: the sorted array to search through, target: the value to search for Returns: the index of the target value if found, or -1 if not found """ if high is None: high = len(arr) - 1 if low > high: return -1 #base case: if low is greater than high, the target is not found mid = (low + high) // 2 #finds the middle if arr[mid] == target: #stops if target found return mid #in this case mid would be the index of the target elif arr[mid] < target: #either the left or right half of array is then searched return self.binary_search_recursive(arr, target, mid + 1, high) else: return self.binary_search_recursive(arr, target, low, mid - 1) def main(n: int = 1000) -> None: """ This function is the main function that runs the search tests. It generates random lists of integers, performs linear and binary searches, and prints the results. Args: n: the number of random integers to generate for the tests (default is 1000) Returns: None """ search = Search() #search object to call Search() class """ Part 1: Linear search on 100 integers """ arr = search.generate_random_list(100) #generate the list of 100 random integers search.linear_search_print(arr, 42) #search for the value 42 using linear search and print the number of checks it took to find 42 """ Part 2: Same as 1, but return number of checks """ total = 0 tests = 100 for _ in range(tests): arr = search.generate_random_list(100) #generate the list of 100 random integers total += search.linear_search_count(arr, 42) #search for the value 42 using linear search and add the number of checks it took to find 42 to the total print("Average number of checks for 100 tests:", total / tests) #print the average number of checks it took to find 42 for 100 tests """ Part 3: Uses the recursive search """ arr = sorted(search.generate_random_list(100)) #generate the list of 100 random integers and sort it for binary search index = search.binary_search_recursive(arr, 42) #search for the value 42 using binary search and get the index of 42 print("Index of 42 in sorted array:", index) #print the index of 42 in the sorted array """ Part 4: Tests """ arr = search.generate_random_list(n) #generate the list of n random integers for multiplier in [0.5, 1, 2, 4]: #I used a "multiplier" to avoid rewriting the code for each query query_count = int(n * multiplier) queries = [] for _ in range(query_count): queries.append(random.choice(arr)) # Linear timing start = time.perf_counter() #start time is recorded before any of the queries are searched for using linear search for q in queries: search.linear_search_count(arr, q) #search for each query using linear search on the unsorted array end = time.perf_counter() #end time is recorded after all queries have been searched for using linear search linear_time = end - start # Sorting + Binary timing start = time.perf_counter() #start time is recorded before the array is sorted and any of the queries are searched for using binary search sorted_arr = sorted(arr) #the array is sorted before the queries are searched for using binary search, but the time it takes to sort the array is included in the total time for this part for q in queries: search.binary_search_recursive(sorted_arr, q) #search for each query using binary search on the sorted array end = time.perf_counter() binary_time = end - start print("\nQueries:", query_count) print("Linear time:", linear_time) print("Sorting + Binary time:", binary_time) # only execute when you run this file directily if __name__ == "__main__": main()