def sort_search(sequence, value):
    sequence=sorted(sequence)
    position = 0
    for item in sequence:
        if value < item :#break if bigger item found
            print("False")
            break
        else:
            if value != item:
                position += 1
                if position == len(sequence): #if value is bigger than all items
                    print("False")
                    break
            else:
                print(item, "is at position", position, "of sorted sequence")
                break


my_list = [5, 3, 7, 9, 2, 1]
number = 9
sort_search(my_list, number)