diff --git a/Algorithms/Search/linear-search.py b/Algorithms/Search/linear-search.py
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+#Code to return first index of occurrence of element x if it is present in array arr, -1 if not present
+def search(arr, x): 
+
+	for i in range(len(arr)): 
+
+		if arr[i] == x: 
+			return i 
+
+	return -1