def binary_search(list, item);
low = 0;
high = len(list) - 1;
while low <= high:
mid = (low + high) / 2;
guess = list[mid];
if guess == item:
return mid;
if guess > item:
high = mid - 1;
else:
low = mid + 1;
return None;
my_list = [1, 3, 5, 7, 9];
print binary_search(my_list, 3);
print binary_search(my_list, -1);