linear_search_functions.py

#linear search functions
numbers = [1,2,5,8,7,9,12,51,41,87,95,98,992,52,472,21,43]
numbers2 = [2,5,8,18,51,45,65,118,781,341,586,981,23,46,93]


def search1(list_to_search,find): #linear search doing while loop
    position = 0
    while position < len(list_to_search):
        if find == (list_to_search[position]):     #compares (find) to a specific position in (list_to_search)
            print("object " + str(find) + " is at position " + str(position + 1))
            position = len(list_to_search)


        elif (position + 1) == len(list_to_search):
            print("Not found")
            position = position + 1

        else:
            position = position + 1




search1(numbers,43)



def search2(list_to_search,find):                   #linear search with for loop
    for position in range(len(list_to_search)):
         if find == (list_to_search[position]):     #compares (find) to a specific position in (list_to_search)
            print("object " + str(find) + " is at position " + str(position + 1))
            position = len(list_to_search)

         elif (position + 1) == len(list_to_search):
            print("Not found")
            position = position + 1




search2(numbers2,93)