middle value of a list in python

1def findMiddle(input_list):
2    middle = float(len(input_list))/2
3    if middle % 2 != 0:
4        return input_list[int(middle - .5)]
5    else:
6        return (input_list[int(middle)], input_list[int(middle-1)])
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1[lis[i] for i in 
2    range((len(lis)/2) - (1 if float(len(lis)) % 2 == 0 else 0), len(lis)/2+1)]
3