Medium
Single Element in a Sorted Array — Python
Full explanation · Time O(logn) · Space O(1)
# Time: O(logn)
# Space: O(1)
class Solution(object):
def singleNonDuplicate(self, nums):
"""
:type nums: List[int]
:rtype: int
"""
left, right = 0, len(nums)-1
while left <= right:
mid = left + (right - left) / 2
if not (mid%2 == 0 and mid+1 < len(nums) and \
nums[mid] == nums[mid+1]) and \
not (mid%2 == 1 and nums[mid] == nums[mid-1]):
right = mid-1
else:
left = mid+1
return nums[left]