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+(* Split a list at a given index [i] (the first list contains all the elements
+ up to element of index [i], not included, the second one contains the remaining
+ elements. Note that the first returned list has length [i].
+*)
+let rec list_split_at (ls : 'a list) (i : int) =
+ if i < 0 then raise (Invalid_argument "list_split_at take positive integers")
+ else if i = 0 then ([], ls)
+ else
+ match ls with
+ | [] ->
+ raise
+ (Failure
+ "The int given to list_split_at should be <= the list's length")
+ | x :: ls' ->
+ let ls1, ls2 = list_split_at ls' (i - 1) in
+ (x :: ls1, ls2)
+
exception Found
(** Utility exception