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Python
52 lines
1.3 KiB
Python
"""
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This is pure Python implementation of linear search algorithm
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For doctests run following command:
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python -m doctest -v linear_search.py
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or
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python3 -m doctest -v linear_search.py
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For manual testing run:
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python linear_search.py
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"""
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def linear_search(sequence, target):
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"""Pure implementation of linear search algorithm in Python
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:param sequence: a collection with comparable items (as sorted items not required
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in Linear Search)
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:param target: item value to search
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:return: index of found item or None if item is not found
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Examples:
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>>> linear_search([0, 5, 7, 10, 15], 0)
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0
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>>> linear_search([0, 5, 7, 10, 15], 15)
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4
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>>> linear_search([0, 5, 7, 10, 15], 5)
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1
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>>> linear_search([0, 5, 7, 10, 15], 6)
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"""
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for index, item in enumerate(sequence):
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if item == target:
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return index
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return None
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if __name__ == "__main__":
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user_input = input("Enter numbers separated by comma:\n").strip()
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sequence = [int(item) for item in user_input.split(",")]
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target_input = input("Enter a single number to be found in the list:\n")
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target = int(target_input)
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result = linear_search(sequence, target)
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if result is not None:
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print(f"{target} found at position : {result}")
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else:
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print("Not found")
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