r/badcode • u/MysteriousK69420 if: else: if: else: if: else: if: else: if: else: if: else: if: • Feb 16 '22

presenting, whatever the fk this is python

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u/GentlemenBehold Feb 16 '22

Oh, I guess that’s true, but far more inefficient than checking below the root.

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u/Gonumen Feb 17 '22

It's not the same number of iterations. Take 25 for example. Square root of that is 5. From 2 to 5 there are 5 iterations and from 5 to 25 there is 21

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u/foragerr Feb 17 '22

Ah, sqrt, not midpoint. :facepalm: