Python/searches/linear_search.py

"""
This is pure python implementation of linear search algorithm

For doctests run following command:
python -m doctest -v linear_search.py
or
python3 -m doctest -v linear_search.py

For manual testing run:
python linear_search.py
"""
from __future__ import print_function


def linear_search(sequence, target):
    """Pure implementation of linear search algorithm in Python

    :param sequence: some sorted collection with comparable items
    :param target: item value to search
    :return: index of found item or None if item is not found

    Examples:
    >>> linear_search([0, 5, 7, 10, 15], 0)
    0

    >>> linear_search([0, 5, 7, 10, 15], 15)
    4

    >>> linear_search([0, 5, 7, 10, 15], 5)
    1

    >>> linear_search([0, 5, 7, 10, 15], 6)

    """
    for index, item in enumerate(sequence):
        if item == target:
            return index
    return None


if __name__ == '__main__':
    import sys

    # For python 2.x and 3.x compatibility: 3.x has no raw_input builtin
    # otherwise 2.x's input builtin function is too "smart"
    if sys.version_info.major < 3:
        input_function = raw_input
    else:
        input_function = input

    user_input = input_function('Enter numbers separated by coma:\n')
    sequence = [int(item) for item in user_input.split(',')]

    target_input = input_function(
        'Enter a single number to be found in the list:\n'
    )
    target = int(target_input)
    result = linear_search(sequence, target)
    if result is not None:
        print('{} found at positions: {}'.format(target, result))
    else:
        print('Not found')