linear searching in python

Searching/Linear-Search/in_python.py

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+#linear searching in python
+"""
+Linear searching refers to sequential searching
+
+starting from one end it searches for the desired element
+till the pointer reaches the end of the array
+"""
+"""
+  * LINEAR SEARCH -
+     * Start searching from the first element till you find the element in an array
+     * and return the index.
+     * 
+     * -if value doesnt exist then return -1.
+     * -max comparisons in the worst case will be 'N'(big-oh(N))
+ """
+
+def linear_search(array, N, target):
+
+  for i in range(0, N):
+    if target == array[i]:
+      return i
+  return -1
+
+""" Examples:
+"""
+array={1,4,24,8,2}
+N = len(array)
+target=10
+print(linear_search(array,N,target))
+
+""" Output:
+-1
+"""
+
+
+