patch 8.2.1973: finding a patch number can be a bit slow Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/232f4612e2b0a6a205ae385740078f6b8af05e75 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Tue Nov 10 20:54:29 2020 +0100 patch 8.2.1973: finding a patch number can be a bit slow Problem: Finding a patch number can be a bit slow. Solution: Use binary search. (closes https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/7279)

#!/usr/bin/python
#
# Program that writes a number to stdout repeatedly
#
# This requires Python 2.6 or later.

from __future__ import print_function
import sys
import time

if __name__ == "__main__":

    done = 0
    while done < 10:
        done = done + 1
        print(done)
        sys.stdout.flush()
        time.sleep(0.05)  # sleep 50 msec