# list does not have to be sorted def seq_search(list, target): ans = -1 i = 0 for cur in list: if cur == target: ans = i break i = i + 1 return ans def main(): while True: list = raw_input("Enter a list (or q to quit): ") if list == 'q': break list = eval(list) while True: key = raw_input(" Search key (or q to get next list): ") if key == 'q': break key = eval(key) print " result is: ", seq_search(list, key) print 'Program quits.' main()