# A list of the ingredients for tuna sushi recipe = ["nori", "tuna", "soy sauce", "sushi rice"] target_ingredient = "avocado" def linear_search(search_list, target_value): for idx in range(len(search_list)): if search_list[idx] == target_value: return idx raise ValueError("{0} not in list".format(target_value)) print(linear_search(recipe, target_ingredient))