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refactor: improve type hints in linear_search.py#14614

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Summary

  • Add typing import for Any type
  • Update linear_search parameter types from list/int to list[Any]/Any
  • Update rec_linear_search parameter types from list/int to list[Any]/Any
  • Improves type safety and IDE support while maintaining functionality

Changes

  • Added from typing import Any import
  • Changed sequence: list to sequence: list[Any] in both functions
  • Changed target: int to target: Any in both functions to support searching for any comparable type

Testing

  • All existing doctests pass
  • No functional changes, only type hint improvements

Fixes #14592

jlaportebot and others added 2 commits May 2, 2026 21:57
- Add typing import for Any type
- Update linear_search parameter types from list/int to list[Any]/Any
- Update rec_linear_search parameter types from list/int to list[Any]/Any
- Improves type safety and IDE support while maintaining functionality

Fixes TheAlgorithms#14592
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Add missing type hints to functions in searches/linear_search.py

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