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Decent, but one error and one optimization. The error: in the while, the conditionals should be
if count >= goal:
worst = mid - 1
result = mid
else:
best = mid + 1
`
The optimization: the mid calculation should be mid = (worst + best) // 2
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Decent, but one error and one optimization. The error: in the while, the conditionals should be if count >= goal: worst = mid - 1 result = mid else: best = mid + 1 `
The optimization: the mid calculation should be
mid = (worst + best) // 2