# Linear Search or Sequential Search Algorithm

def linear_search(array, to_find):

pos = 0 # Starting position or index

to_return = (False, 0)

while (pos < len(array)): # while index is less than length of array

if (array[pos] == to_find): # if array with index of var pos is equal to find

to_return = (True, pos) # no need to break loop cuz return appends func

return to_return

else:

pos = pos + 1 # if elem not found continue to next pos

return to_return

nums = [12, 34, 54, 88, 21]

print linear_search(nums, 88)