Linear search implementation - Python

linearSearch.py

#!/usr/bin/python

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#  Author: Amruthaluri Kiran Kumar ([email protected])
#  Title: Linear Search implementation
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def linearSearch(list, item):
  for j in list:
    if item == j:
      return True;
  return False;

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# test sample
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list = [31, 41, 59, 26, 41, 58];
print linearSearch(list, 41);
# ./linearSearch.py
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