Create linearsearch.py

Author: anjali-01

python/linearsearch.py

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+def linearsearch(arr, x):
+   for i in range(len(arr)):
+      if arr[i] == x:
+         return i
+   return -1
+arr = ['t','u','t','o','r','i','a','l']
+x = 'a'
+print("element found at index "+str(linearsearch(arr,x)))