def sentinelSearch(arr, n, key): last = arr[n - 1] arr[n - 1] = key i = 0 while (arr[i] != key): i += 1 arr[n - 1] = last if ((i < n - 1) or (arr[n - 1] == key)): print(key, "is present at index", i) else: print("Element Not found") arr = list(map(int,input("Enter the array elements: ").split())) n = len(arr) key = int(input("enter the number to search: ")) sentinelSearch(arr, n, key)