""" 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 not 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')