python question about running a main function

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sup i'm pretty bad at this but i'm trying to learn python but i don't really understand why this isn't working. all i want to do is run an unordered sequential search but nothing happens when i run this.

def sequentialSearch(alist, item):
    pos = 0
    found = False

    while pos < len(alist) and not found:
        if alist[pos] == item:
            found = True
        else:
            pos = pos+1

    return found

def main():
    alist = random.sample(range(0, 1000000), 10000)
    sequentialSearch(alist[0:1000], 9)

main()

manually typing this in the python shell works though

>>> alist = random.sample(range(0, 1000000), 10000)
>>> sequentialSearch(alist[0:1000], 9)
False

i know i'm missing something small and dumb but i can't seem to fix it lol

Welcome! You should call print() to output result to console. — Olvin Roght
– Olvin Roght, Commented Apr 12, 2020 at 23:15
Your code does not print anything. But the interactive shell has the feature to print the result of the last entered commanf if it is not None. — Klaus D.
– Klaus D., Commented Apr 12, 2020 at 23:15

Sri · Accepted Answer · 2020-04-12 23:15:15Z

1

You have to print this or return it, or whatever you would like to do.

print(sequentialSearch(alist[0:1000], 9))

answered Apr 12, 2020 at 23:15

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