def sequentialSearch(listOfValues):
target = input("value searching for: ")
listSize = len(listOfValues)
targetFound = False
targetLocation = 0
current = 0
while ((current < listSize) and (not targetFound)):
if (listOfValues[current] == target):
targetFound = True
targetLocation = current
current = current + 1
if targetFound:
print "the target was found at location: ", targetLocation
else:
print "target was not found"