linear search

from random import randint

# Generate a list of random integers
list_of_numbers = [randint(0,100) for i in range(20)]
print("list of numbers is {}".format(list_of_numbers))

# Generate a number to find
search_number = randint(0,100)
print("Number to find is {}".format(search_number))

# Function to find the item
def findit(item_list, item_to_find):
    for position, item in enumerate(item_list, 1):
        if item == item_to_find:
            return position
    return False

item_at = findit(list_of_numbers, search_number)     # call function to find item
# Display result of search
if item_at == False:
    print("{} is not in the list of numbers".format(search_number))
else:
    print("{} is the {} item in the list".format(search_number, item_at))