# linear search program using for loops

def traverse_cards(list_of_cards, target):

for i in range(len(list_of_cards)):

# print(list_of_cards[i])

if list_of_cards[i] == target:

return i

else:

return -1

# linear search program using while loops

def locate_cards(list_of_cards, target):

position = 0

while position < len(list_of_cards):

# print("position",position)

if list_of_cards[position] == target:

if list_of_cards[position + 1] == target: # this condition is for our target value repeating more than one time in a list.

position = position + 1

return position

return position - 1

position += 1

# if position == len(list_of_cards):

# return -1

return -1

result = traverse_cards([3, 2, 2, -1, -2], 2)

result_while = locate_cards([3, 2, 2, 2, -1], 2)

print(result_while)

print(result)