diff --git a/search-algorithms/linear_search.py b/search-algorithms/linear_search.py
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+import time
+def searching(a,n,search):
+    for i in range(n):
+        if a[i]==search:
+            return i
+    return -1
+
+n=int(input("Enter no. of elements="))
+a=[None]*n
+for i in range(n):
+    a[i]=int(input("enter element="))
+search=int(input("element to be searched="))
+seconds1=time.time()
+pos=searching(a,n,search)
+if pos==-1:
+    print("element not found")
+else:
+    print("element present at",pos+1)
+print("function execution time:",(time.time()-seconds1))