diff --git a/searches/binary_search.py b/searches/binary_search.py
index 2e66b672d5b4..fa999e3ab7da 100644
--- a/searches/binary_search.py
+++ b/searches/binary_search.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-
 """
 Pure Python implementations of binary search algorithms
 
@@ -39,9 +38,9 @@ def bisect_left(
     2
     >>> bisect_left([0, 5, 7, 10, 15], 20)
     5
-    >>> bisect_left([0, 5, 7, 10, 15], 15, 1, 3)
+    >>> bisect_left([0, 5, 7, 10, 15], 15, lo=1, hi=3)
     3
-    >>> bisect_left([0, 5, 7, 10, 15], 6, 2)
+    >>> bisect_left([0, 5, 7, 10, 15], 6, lo=2)
     2
     """
     if hi < 0:
@@ -80,9 +79,9 @@ def bisect_right(
     5
     >>> bisect_right([0, 5, 7, 10, 15], 6)
     2
-    >>> bisect_right([0, 5, 7, 10, 15], 15, 1, 3)
+    >>> bisect_right([0, 5, 7, 10, 15], 15, lo=1, hi=3)
     3
-    >>> bisect_right([0, 5, 7, 10, 15], 6, 2)
+    >>> bisect_right([0, 5, 7, 10, 15], 6, lo=2)
     2
     """
     if hi < 0:
@@ -127,13 +126,9 @@ def insort_left(
     >>> item is sorted_collection[2]
     False
     >>> sorted_collection = [0, 5, 7, 10, 15]
-    >>> insort_left(sorted_collection, 20)
-    >>> sorted_collection
-    [0, 5, 7, 10, 15, 20]
-    >>> sorted_collection = [0, 5, 7, 10, 15]
-    >>> insort_left(sorted_collection, 15, 1, 3)
+    >>> insort_left(sorted_collection, 20, lo=1, hi=3)
     >>> sorted_collection
-    [0, 5, 7, 15, 10, 15]
+    [0, 5, 7, 20, 10, 15]
     """
     sorted_collection.insert(bisect_left(sorted_collection, item, lo, hi), item)
 
@@ -167,26 +162,23 @@ def insort_right(
     >>> item is sorted_collection[2]
     True
     >>> sorted_collection = [0, 5, 7, 10, 15]
-    >>> insort_right(sorted_collection, 20)
-    >>> sorted_collection
-    [0, 5, 7, 10, 15, 20]
-    >>> sorted_collection = [0, 5, 7, 10, 15]
-    >>> insort_right(sorted_collection, 15, 1, 3)
+    >>> insort_right(sorted_collection, 20, lo=1, hi=3)
     >>> sorted_collection
-    [0, 5, 7, 15, 10, 15]
+    [0, 5, 7, 20, 10, 15]
     """
     sorted_collection.insert(bisect_right(sorted_collection, item, lo, hi), item)
 
 
 def binary_search(sorted_collection: list[int], item: int) -> int:
-    """Pure implementation of a binary search algorithm in Python
+    """
+    Pure implementation of binary search algorithm in Python
 
-    Be careful collection must be ascending sorted otherwise, the result will be
+    Be careful collection must be ascending sorted, otherwise result will be
     unpredictable
 
     :param sorted_collection: some ascending sorted collection with comparable items
     :param item: item value to search
-    :return: index of the found item or -1 if the item is not found
+    :return: index of found item or -1 if item is not found
 
     Examples:
     >>> binary_search([0, 5, 7, 10, 15], 0)
@@ -198,8 +190,6 @@ def binary_search(sorted_collection: list[int], item: int) -> int:
     >>> binary_search([0, 5, 7, 10, 15], 6)
     -1
     """
-    if list(sorted_collection) != sorted(sorted_collection):
-        raise ValueError("sorted_collection must be sorted in ascending order")
     left = 0
     right = len(sorted_collection) - 1
 
@@ -216,14 +206,15 @@ def binary_search(sorted_collection: list[int], item: int) -> int:
 
 
 def binary_search_std_lib(sorted_collection: list[int], item: int) -> int:
-    """Pure implementation of a binary search algorithm in Python using stdlib
+    """
+    Pure implementation of binary search algorithm in Python using stdlib
 
-    Be careful collection must be ascending sorted otherwise, the result will be
+    Be careful collection must be ascending sorted, otherwise result will be
     unpredictable
 
     :param sorted_collection: some ascending sorted collection with comparable items
     :param item: item value to search
-    :return: index of the found item or -1 if the item is not found
+    :return: index of found item or -1 if item is not found
 
     Examples:
     >>> binary_search_std_lib([0, 5, 7, 10, 15], 0)
@@ -235,8 +226,6 @@ def binary_search_std_lib(sorted_collection: list[int], item: int) -> int:
     >>> binary_search_std_lib([0, 5, 7, 10, 15], 6)
     -1
     """
-    if list(sorted_collection) != sorted(sorted_collection):
-        raise ValueError("sorted_collection must be sorted in ascending order")
     index = bisect.bisect_left(sorted_collection, item)
     if index != len(sorted_collection) and sorted_collection[index] == item:
         return index
@@ -246,30 +235,32 @@ def binary_search_std_lib(sorted_collection: list[int], item: int) -> int:
 def binary_search_by_recursion(
     sorted_collection: list[int], item: int, left: int = 0, right: int = -1
 ) -> int:
-    """Pure implementation of a binary search algorithm in Python by recursion
+    """
+    Pure implementation of binary search algorithm in Python by recursion
 
-    Be careful collection must be ascending sorted otherwise, the result will be
+    Be careful collection must be ascending sorted, otherwise result will be
     unpredictable
     First recursion should be started with left=0 and right=(len(sorted_collection)-1)
 
     :param sorted_collection: some ascending sorted collection with comparable items
     :param item: item value to search
-    :return: index of the found item or -1 if the item is not found
+    :param left: left side index
+    :param right: right side index
+    :return: index of found item or -1 if item is not found
 
     Examples:
-    >>> binary_search_by_recursion([0, 5, 7, 10, 15], 0, 0, 4)
+    >>> binary_search_by_recursion([0, 5, 7, 10, 15], 0)
     0
-    >>> binary_search_by_recursion([0, 5, 7, 10, 15], 15, 0, 4)
+    >>> binary_search_by_recursion([0, 5, 7, 10, 15], 15)
     4
-    >>> binary_search_by_recursion([0, 5, 7, 10, 15], 5, 0, 4)
+    >>> binary_search_by_recursion([0, 5, 7, 10, 15], 5)
     1
-    >>> binary_search_by_recursion([0, 5, 7, 10, 15], 6, 0, 4)
+    >>> binary_search_by_recursion([0, 5, 7, 10, 15], 6)
     -1
     """
     if right < 0:
         right = len(sorted_collection) - 1
-    if list(sorted_collection) != sorted(sorted_collection):
-        raise ValueError("sorted_collection must be sorted in ascending order")
+
     if right < left:
         return -1
 
@@ -284,18 +275,19 @@ def binary_search_by_recursion(
 
 
 def exponential_search(sorted_collection: list[int], item: int) -> int:
-    """Pure implementation of an exponential search algorithm in Python
+    """
+    Pure implementation of exponential search algorithm in Python.
+
     Resources used:
     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exponential_search
 
-    Be careful collection must be ascending sorted otherwise, result will be
-    unpredictable
-
     :param sorted_collection: some ascending sorted collection with comparable items
     :param item: item value to search
-    :return: index of the found item or -1 if the item is not found
+    :return: index of found item or -1 if item is not found
 
-    the order of this algorithm is O(lg I) where I is index position of item if exist
+    the order of this algorithm is O(lg I) where I is index of item if item is in
+    collection
+    if not, I is index where item should be in sorted_collection
 
     Examples:
     >>> exponential_search([0, 5, 7, 10, 15], 0)
@@ -307,54 +299,33 @@ def exponential_search(sorted_collection: list[int], item: int) -> int:
     >>> exponential_search([0, 5, 7, 10, 15], 6)
     -1
     """
-    if list(sorted_collection) != sorted(sorted_collection):
-        raise ValueError("sorted_collection must be sorted in ascending order")
+    if not sorted_collection:
+        return -1
+
+    if sorted_collection[0] == item:
+        return 0
+
     bound = 1
     while bound < len(sorted_collection) and sorted_collection[bound] < item:
         bound *= 2
+
     left = bound // 2
     right = min(bound, len(sorted_collection) - 1)
-    last_result = binary_search_by_recursion(
-        sorted_collection=sorted_collection, item=item, left=left, right=right
-    )
-    if last_result is None:
-        return -1
-    return last_result
 
+    while left <= right:
+        midpoint = left + (right - left) // 2
+        current_item = sorted_collection[midpoint]
+        if current_item == item:
+            return midpoint
+        elif item < current_item:
+            right = midpoint - 1
+        else:
+            left = midpoint + 1
 
-searches = (  # Fastest to slowest...
-    binary_search_std_lib,
-    binary_search,
-    exponential_search,
-    binary_search_by_recursion,
-)
+    return -1
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     import doctest
-    import timeit
 
     doctest.testmod()
-    for search in searches:
-        name = f"{search.__name__:>26}"
-        print(f"{name}: {search([0, 5, 7, 10, 15], 10) = }")  # type: ignore[operator]
-
-    print("\nBenchmarks...")
-    setup = "collection = range(1000)"
-    for search in searches:
-        name = search.__name__
-        print(
-            f"{name:>26}:",
-            timeit.timeit(
-                f"{name}(collection, 500)", setup=setup, number=5_000, globals=globals()
-            ),
-        )
-
-    user_input = input("\nEnter numbers separated by comma: ").strip()
-    collection = sorted(int(item) for item in user_input.split(","))
-    target = int(input("Enter a single number to be found in the list: "))
-    result = binary_search(sorted_collection=collection, item=target)
-    if result == -1:
-        print(f"{target} was not found in {collection}.")
-    else:
-        print(f"{target} was found at position {result} of {collection}.")