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Fixed recursion error in binary_search_by_recursion#246

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Fixed recursion error in binary_search_by_recursion#246
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In binary_search_by_recursion, if you search array for a value that does not exist, you will get this error:

RecursionError: maximum recursion depth exceeded in comparison

To fix this, first check to make sure that the value is between left and right points like this:

if (right < left):
    return None

A similar construct has already been applied to binary_search, but did not exist in the recursive alternative.

In binary_search_by_recursion, if you search array for a value that does not exist, you will get this error:
RecursionError: maximum recursion depth exceeded in comparison

To fix this, first check to make sure that the value is between left and right points like this:
    if (right < left):
        return None

A similar construct has already been applied to binary_search, but did not exist in the recursive alternative.
@harshildarji harshildarji merged commit 4085de4 into TheAlgorithms:master Jan 31, 2018
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