def locate_cards(cards, query):
    pass
    

test = {
    'input': {
        'cards': [13, 11, 10, 7, 4, 3, 1, 0],
        'query': 7
    },
    'output': 3
}

locate_cards(**test['input']) == test['output']

tests = []
tests.append(test)

#query occurs in the middle
tests.append({
    'input':{
        'cards':[13, 11, 10, 7, 4, 3, 1, 0],
        'query':1
    },
    'output': 6
})