Which function finds the leftmost index to insert a value into a sorted list?

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bisect_left returns the first index where the value can be inserted to keep order. It is the usual tool for lower bound queries. bisect_right returns the insertion point after any existing equal items.

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from bisect import bisect_left
idx = bisect_left([1,2,2,3], 2)  # 1

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