From 06f3c4dd1e43a0371e552be98fb1edaa621b9d19 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: marina <138340846+bt3gl-cryptography@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 15:57:30 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Create find_peak_element.py

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 searching/find_peak_element.py | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 searching/find_peak_element.py

diff --git a/searching/find_peak_element.py b/searching/find_peak_element.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# author: bt3gl
+
+# A peak element is an element that is strictly greater than its neighbors.
+
+def peak_element(nums):
+
+        left, right = 0, len(nums) - 1
+
+        while left < right:
+
+            mid = (left + right) // 2
+
+            if nums[mid] > nums[mid + 1]:
+                right = mid
+            else:
+                left = mid + 1
+
+        return left
+