CODE EXAMPLE FOR PYTHON

Linear Search Algorithm python

def locate_card(cards, query):
    # Create a variable position with the value 0
    position = 0
    
    # Set up a loop for repetition
    while True:
        
        # Check if element at the current position matche the query
        if cards[position] == query:
            
            # Answer found! Return and exit..
            return position
        
        # Increment the position
        position += 1
        
        # Check if we have reached the end of the array
        if position == len(cards):
            
            # Number not found, return -1
            return -1