Perform linear search: Find inventory code

What this Python exercise asks you to practise

This scenario tests perform linear search. It belongs to the Searching, Sorting, and Array Interviews roadmap and uses the recognize the array pattern → define the invariant → scan efficiently pattern.

Practice the array, searching, sorting, interval, and hashing questions asked in interviews.

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