linear search

[thomasBaldr99]

The search is always canceled after the first hit. How can I correct this? I dont want to cancel.

from random import randrange

# the max number of values
NumberValue = 100

# an empty list for the values
ListOfNumberValue = []


found = False

search = 0

print("linear search")

runThrough = 1
while runThrough <= NumberValue:
    ListOfNumberValue.append(randrange(1, 201))
    runThrough = runThrough + 1


print("the values are: ")
for value in ListOfNumberValue:
    print(value, end = " ")
print()

lookingFor = int(input("What to look for? "))


while search < NumberValue and found == False:
    if ListOfNumberValue[search] == lookingFor:
        found = True
    else:
        search = search + 1

if found == True:
    print("Value", lookingFor, "is at position", search + 1)
else:
    print("Value", lookingFor, "was not found.")

[Banfa]

This code is only meant to find the first occurance because

1. It sets a flag as soon as it finds what your search for and uses that flag to halt the loop
2. It uses a single variable, search, to store the found index which is also the loop counter so it can't store more than 1 result

To make if find multiple results then you need to

1. Stop the loop using found as a stop condition
2. Add a veritable, list or array, to store the results so there can be more than 1
3. Change the output to use the results in the new variable