Python

Linear Search

Title: WAP to find an element in a list (user input)

# WAP to find an element in a list (user input)

list = []

n = int(input("Enter the number of elements in the list: "))

for i in range(0, n):
    element = int(input("Enter element: "))
    list.append(element)

print("The list is: ", list)

search = int(input("Enter the element to be searched: "))
flag = 0
for i in list:
    if i == search:
        print("Element found at position: ", list.index(i) + 1)
        flag = 1
        break

if flag == 0:
    print("Element not found")

# Output:
# Enter the number of elements in the list: 3
# Enter element: 10
# Enter element: 20
# Enter element: 30
# The list is:  [10, 20, 30]
# Enter the element to be searched: 20
# Element found at position:  2