""" Binary Search Algorithm 
----------------------------------------
"""
#iterative implementation of binary search in Python
def binary_search(a_list, item):
    """Performs iterative binary search to find the position of an integer in a given, sorted, list.
    a_list -- sorted list of integers
    item -- integer you are searching for the position of
    """
    first = 0
    last = len(a_list) - 1
    while first <= last:
        i = (first + last) / 2
        if a_list[i] == item:
            return ' found at position '.format(item=item, i=i)
        elif a_list[i] > item:
            last = i - 1
        elif a_list[i] < item:
            first = i + 1
        else:
            return ' not found in the list'.format(item=item)
#recursive implementation of binary search in Python
def binary_search_recursive(a_list, item):
    """Performs recursive binary search of an integer in a given, sorted, list.
    a_list -- sorted list of integers
    item -- integer you are searching for the position of
    """
    first = 0
    last = len(a_list) - 1
    if len(a_list) == 0:
        return ' was not found in the list'.format(item=item)
    else:
        i = (first + last) // 2
        if item == a_list[i]:
            return ' found'.format(item=item)
        else:
            if a_list[i] < item:
                return binary_search_recursive(a_list[i+1:], item)
            else:
                return binary_search_recursive(a_list[:i], item)

# Function to multiply two matrices
def multiply_matrices(matrix1, matrix2):
    # Check if the matrices can be multiplied
    if len(matrix1[0]) != len(matrix2):
        print("Error: The number of columns in the first matrix must be equal to the number of rows in the second matrix.")
        return None

    # Create the result matrix filled with zeros
    result = [[0 for _ in range(len(matrix2[0]))] for _ in range(len(matrix1))]

    # Perform matrix multiplication
    for i in range(len(matrix1)):
        for j in range(len(matrix2[0])):
            for k in range(len(matrix2)):
                result[i][j] += matrix1[i][k] * matrix2[k][j]

    return result

# Example matrices
matrix1 = [[1, 2, 3],
           [4, 5, 6],
           [7, 8, 9]]

matrix2 = [[10, 11],
           [12, 13],
           [14, 15]]

# Multiply the matrices
result_matrix = multiply_matrices(matrix1, matrix2)

# Display the result
if result_matrix is not None:
    print("Result:")
    for row in result_matrix:
        print(row)

# Function to check Armstrong number
def is_armstrong_number(number):
    # Convert number to string to iterate over its digits
    num_str = str(number)
    
    # Calculate the sum of the cubes of each digit
    digit_sum = sum(int(digit) ** len(num_str) for digit in num_str)
    
    # Compare the sum with the original number
    if digit_sum == number:
        return True
    else:
        return False

# Prompt user for a number
number = int(input("Enter a number: "))

# Check if the number is an Armstrong number
if is_armstrong_number(number):
    print(number, "is an Armstrong number.")
else:
    print(number, "is not an Armstrong number.")

# importing the modules
import os
import shutil

# getting the current working directory
src_dir = os.getcwd()

# printing current directory
print(src_dir) 

# copying the files
shutil.copyfile('test.txt', 'test.txt.copy2') #copy src to dst

# printing the list of new files
print(os.listdir())

# Input for row and column
R = int(input())
C = int(input())

# Using list comprehension for input
matrix = [[int(input()) for x in range (C)] for y in range(R)]

print("test")