I am trying to write a program that generates a list and a random number on 3 seperate occations, then checks the list to see if the number is in the list, all the while, timing the procedure( Python code)
1st list is 1-100, 2nd list is 1-1000, third list is 1-10000, Print the results along with the time elapsed, thanks
import random
import time
def orderedSequentialSearch(alist, item):
pos = 0
found = False
stop = False
while pos < len(alist) and not found and not stop:
if alist[pos] == item:
found = True
else:
if alist[pos] > item:
stop = True
else:
pos = pos+1
return found
def main():
start = time.clock()
for count in range(1,100):
print random.randint
count = orderedSequentialSearch(alist)
random.randint = orderedSequentialSearch(item)
elapsed = (time.clock() - start)
if found == False:
print item, ("was not found in the list . Time : "),elapsed
else:
print item, ("was found in the the list. Time : "), elapsed
start = time.clock()
for count in range(1,1000):
print random.randint
count = orderedSequentialSearch(alist)
random.randint = orderedSequentialSearch(item)
elapsed = (time.clock() - start)
if found == False:
print item, ("was not found in the list . Time : "),elapsed
else:
print item, ("was found in the the list. Time : "), elapsed
start = time.clock()
for count in range(1,10000):
print random.randint
elapsed = (time.clock() - start)
count = orderedSequentialSearch(alist)
random.randint = orderedSequentialSearch(item)
if found == False:
print item, ("was not found in the list . Time : "),elapsed
else:
print item, ("was found in the the list. Time : "),elapsed
main()
Unsolved 
