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# Create a function to search a list of numbers for a given number and return the index of that number in the list


    

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def search(alist, search_term): 
    for i in range(0, len(alist)): 
        if search_term == alist[i]: 
            return i 
        # if end of list and search term hasn't matched then return "not in list" 
        if i == len(alist) - 1 and search_term != alist[(len(alist) - 1)]: 
            return 'Not in list'