#!/usr/bin/python3
# https://theweeklychallenge.org/blog/perl-weekly-challenge-261/#TASK2
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# Task 2: Multiply by Two
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# You are given an array of integers, @ints and an integer $start.
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# Write a script to do the followings:
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# a) Look for $start in the array @ints, if found multiply the number by 2
# b) If not found stop the process otherwise repeat
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# In the end return the final value.
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## Example 1
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## Input: @ints = (5,3,6,1,12) and $start = 3
## Output: 24
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## Step 1: 3 is in the array so 3 x 2 = 6
## Step 2: 6 is in the array so 6 x 2 = 12
## Step 3: 12 is in the array so 12 x 2 = 24
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## 24 is not found in the array so return 24.
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## Example 2
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## Input: @ints = (1,2,4,3) and $start = 1
## Output: 8
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## Step 1: 1 is in the array so 1 x 2 = 2
## Step 2: 2 is in the array so 2 x 2 = 4
## Step 3: 4 is in the array so 4 x 2 = 8
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## 8 is not found in the array so return 8.
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## Example 3
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## Input: @ints = (5,6,7) and $start = 2
## Output: 2
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## 2 is not found in the array so return 2.
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## discussion
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# Instead of walking the list for every round, we create a
# hash with the list elements as keys, which makes the lookup
# easier. The we just check in a loop whether the current value
# is still there.

def multiply_by_two(ints: list, start: int) -> None:
    print("Input: (", ", ".join(str(x) for x in ints), "), ", start, sep="")
    hash: dict = {}
    for x in ints:
        hash[x] = 1
    while start in hash:
        start *= 2
    print(f"Output: {start}")

multiply_by_two( [5,3,6,1,12], 3);
multiply_by_two( [1,2,4,3], 1);
multiply_by_two( [5,6,7], 2);