diff --git a/linear_search/Python/linearsearch.py b/linear_search/Python/linearsearch.py
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+print("************************Linear search*****************************")
+arr=list()
+n=input("Enter the number of elements : ")
+for i in range(int(n)):
+	ele=int(input("Element : "))
+	arr.append(int(ele))
+key=int(input("Enter the key(elemt to be searched): "))
+flag=0
+for i in range(int(n)):
+	if(arr[i]==key):
+		print("Element Found at ",  i+1)
+		flag=1
+if flag==0:
+	print("Element not found ")
+k=input("************************* Press Enter to Exit****************")
+