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Add simple linear search algorithm

Open AmeySGajare opened this issue 3 weeks ago • 0 comments

Description

Added a beginner-friendly implementation of the linear search algorithm in Python.
The implementation includes clear documentation, time and space complexity details, type hints, and example usage for better understanding.

Checklist

  • [x] I have read and followed the contributing guidelines
  • [x] This pull request is not a duplicate
  • [x] The algorithm is implemented from scratch
  • [x] The code follows the repository style
  • [x] I have read CONTRIBUTING.md.
  • [x] This pull request is all my own work -- I have not plagiarized.
  • [x] I know that pull requests will not be merged if they fail the automated tests.
  • [x] This PR only changes one algorithm file. To ease review, please open separate PRs for separate algorithms.
  • [x] All new Python files are placed inside an existing directory.
  • [x] All filenames are in all lowercase characters with no spaces or dashes.
  • [x] All functions and variable names follow Python naming conventions.
  • [x] All function parameters and return values are annotated with Python type hints.
  • [x] All functions have doctests that pass the automated testing.
  • [x] All new algorithms include at least one URL that points to Wikipedia or another similar explanation.
  • [x] If this pull request resolves one or more open issues then the description above includes the issue number(s) with a closing keyword: "Fixes #ISSUE-NUMBER".

AmeySGajare avatar Dec 26 '25 00:12 AmeySGajare