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 | [Insertion Sort](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insertion_sort)                                  | [:octocat:](insertion_sort/C)         |                                       |                                       | [:octocat:](insertion_sort/Python)    |
 | [Counting Sort](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counting_sort)                                    |                                       |                                       |                                       | [:octocat:](counting_sort/Python)     |
 | [Radix Sort](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radix_sort)                                          |                                       |                                       |                                       | [:octocat:](radix_sort/Python)        |
+| [Binary Search](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_search_algorithm)                                          |                                       |                                       |                                       | [:octocat:](binary_search/Python)        |
 
 
 ## Implemented Data Structures
diff --git a/binary_search/Python/binary_search.py b/binary_search/Python/binary_search.py
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+def binary_search(arr, key):
+    """
+    Function to search an element 'key' in 'arr' array.
+
+    :param arr: A list of element to sort.
+    """
+    left = 0
+    right = len(arr)-1
+    while left <= right:
+        mid = int(left + (right-left)/2)
+        if arr[mid] == key:
+            return mid
+        elif arr[mid] < key:
+            left = mid+1
+        else:
+            right = mid-1
+
+    return -1
+
+
+def main():
+    arr = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
+    key = 5
+    print("Index of " + str(key) + " in the array: ", str(binary_search(arr, key)))
+    key = 8
+    print("Index of " + str(key) + " in the array: ", str(binary_search(arr, key)))
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()