diff --git a/LinearSearch.py b/LinearSearch.py
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+def search_linear(x,y):
+  n = len( x )
+  for i in range(n):
+	  if theValue[i] == y:
+		  return True
+  return false
+
+def sequentialSearch(alist, item):
+		pos = 0
+		found = False
+	
+		while pos < len(alist) and not found:
+				
+			if alist[pos] == item:
+				found = True
+				print("Found")
+			else:
+				pos = pos+1
+		if found == False:
+				print("Not found")
+		return found
+	
+print("Enter numbers seprated by space")
+s = input()
+numbers = list(map(int, s.split()))
+trgt =int( input('enter a single number to be found in the list '))
+sequentialSearch(numbers, trgt)
+