# Import bisect

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Domain: Python · Difficulty: medium

## Problem

Import bisect. Given a sorted list data = [1, 3, 5, 7, 9], use bisect.insort to insert the value 4 while keeping it sorted. Print the result. Then use bisect.bisect_left to find where 6 would be inserted and print that index.

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