fix: code quality improvements in searches and sorts#14565
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- binary_search.py: fix return type check in exponential_search (is None -> == -1) - linear_search.py: use ValueError instead of generic Exception - merge_sort.py: avoid O(n) pop(0) operations by using index-based merging Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
exponential_search- was checkingis Nonebut function returns-1when not foundValueErrorinstead of genericExceptionfor proper exception handlingpop(0)operations by using index-based merging for better performanceChanges
searches/binary_search.py: Fixedexponential_searchreturn value checksearches/linear_search.py: ChangedExceptiontoValueErrorsorts/merge_sort.py: Replacedpop(0)with index tracking to avoid O(n) shift operationsTest plan
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