Create linear-search

Author: gayathri4015

linear-search

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+def linear_search(arr, target):
+    for i in range(len(arr)):
+        if arr[i] == target:
+            return i  # Target found, return its index
+    return -1  # Target not found
+
+# Example usage:
+my_list = [3, 1, 4, 1, 5, 9, 2, 6, 5, 3, 5]
+target_value = 9
+
+result = linear_search(my_list, target_value)
+
+if result != -1:
+    print(f"Element {target_value} is present at index {result}.")
+else:
+    print(f"Element {target_value} is not present in the list.")