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#### Part 1

Write a Python function (`binary_search`) that implements the binary search algorithm.

This function will take a list argument (`values`), a value to search for (`to_find`), a start index (`start_index`), and an end index (`end_index`). The function will return `True` if `to_find` is present in `values`, and `False` otherwise.

Below, you will find some code to test your binary search:

```python

values = [2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20]

print(binary_search(values, 14, 0, len(values) - 1))

print(binary_search(values, 7, 0, len(values) - 1))

```

The output of the test code is below:

```

True

False

```

#### Part 2

Modify your `binary_search` function to count the number of comparisons (==, <, <=, >, or >=). The function will now return both the number of comparisons made and the `True` or `False` result.

The code below calls your function, and creates a simple ASCII bar chart of the number of comparisons (divided by 10, to account for small differences).

Some code to test your function has been provided, below:

```python

max_elements = 10000000

for length in range(1, max_elements, 500000):

values = list(range(1, (2 * length) + 1, 2))

num_comparisons, found = binary_search(values, length + 1, 0, len(values) - 1)

print(f'{length:08d}', '*' * (num_comparisons // 10))

```

The output of this test code has also been provided, below:

```

00000001

00500001 *****

01000001 *****

01500001 ******

02000001 ******

02500001 ******

03000001 ******

03500001 ******

04000001 ******

04500001 ******

05000001 ******

05500001 ******

06000001 ******

06500001 ******

07000001 ******

07500001 ******

08000001 ******

08500001 *******

09000001 *******

09500001 *******

```

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